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La Cour suprême de la C.-B. déclare que les effets cumulatifs du développement industriel enfreignen

Le 29 juin 2021, la Cour suprême de la Colombie-Britannique (la « Cour ») a rendu publique sa décision attendue depuis longtemps dans l’affaire Yahey v. British Columbia (l’« affaire Yahey »). Après un procès de 160 jours,...more

B.C. Supreme Court Declares Breach of Treaty 8 for Cumulative Effects of Industrial Development

On June 29, 2021, the British Columbia (B.C.) Supreme Court (Court) released its long-awaited decision in Yahey v. British Columbia (Yahey). After 160 days of trial and thousands of pages of evidence, the Court determined...more

Modern Treaty Rights Trump Asserted Aboriginal Rights

In its July 27, 2020 decision in Gamlaxyeltxw v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests, Lands & Natural Resource Operations), the British Columbia Court of Appeal held that where an Indigenous Nation asserts Aboriginal rights...more

B.C.’s UNDRIP Legislation Facilitates Reconciliation but Leaves Unanswered Questions

On October 24, 2019, the B.C. government introduced legislation which, if adopted, will be known as the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Act). The legislation aims to incorporate the United Nations...more

10/29/2019  /  Aboriginal Issues , Canada , First Nations
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