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- Canada’s Proposal to Fast-Track the West Coast Oil Pipeline: Key Takeaways
Canada’s Proposal to Fast-Track the West Coast Oil Pipeline: Key Takeaways Introduction On August 1, 2026, the Government of Canada announced that it plans to “fast-track” the proposed West Coast Oil Pipeline (the “Pipeline”) under the Building Canada Act (the “BCA”).[1] The Pipeline would carry up … Read more »
- Wolastoqey Aboriginal Title in New Brunswick
Friday, July 10, 2026 OKT Partner Renée Pelletier was featured in an important podcast along with Chief Patricia Bernard to discuss the Wolastoqey Nation’s Aboriginal title claim. In it they discuss the history of the claim, the law of Aboriginal rights and title, and dispel some important misinform … Read more »
- “Where There Are Legal Rights There Are Remedies”: The Promise of Reconciliatory Remedies and the Limitations of Shot Both Sides
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 OKT partner Kevin Hille and associate Jesse Abell recently published an article in the Supreme Court Law Review, “‘Where There Are Legal Rights There Are Remedies’: The Promise of Reconciliatory Remedies and the Limitations of Shot Both Sides” (2026) 11 SCLR (3d) 323. The artic … Read more »
- OKT Podcast – Gitxaala v. British Columbia
Tuesday, June 16, 2026 In this episode, OKT lawyers Larry Innes, Krista Nerland, and Jesse Abell, provide insights on the British Columbia Court of Appeal’s decision in Gitxaala v British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner), 2025 BCCA 430, and what to watch now that the appeal is going to be heard by … Read more »
- The Ontario Final Agreement Comes into Force: A Historic Step Forward for First Nations Child and Family Services in Ontario
May 29, 2026 On March 30, 2026, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) approved the Final Agreement on Long‑Term Reform of the First Nations Child and Family Services Program in Ontario (the Ontario Final Agreement, or the “OFA”). Today, that historic agreement officially comes into for … Read more »