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Bill Five: Risky Business in Ontario
Thursday, May 8, 2025 | Part 1
On April 17, 2025, the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 20251,…
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Job Posting: Director, Finance and Administration
Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP (“OKT”), is Canada’s largest law firm dedicated to advancing the self-determination and success of Indigenous peoples in a wide range of areas of Canadian law. We…
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AMC Wins Unprecedented Discount Hydro Rates for On Reserve Residents
By Senwung Luk and Corey Shefman
On May 1st, 2018, Manitoba’ Public Utilities Board adopted recommendations made by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (“AMC”) to create a new electricity rate…
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Can Canada recognize what’s been in front of its face for 450 years?
Twenty-two years ago, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples set out a blueprint for recognizing Indigenous self-government and rights in Canada. This blueprint should have given…
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The Ghost of the Harper OmniBus Legislation Continues on with Bill C-69
On February 8, 2018 the Federal Government introduced Bill C-69, “An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend…
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SCC says failure to create reserve a breach of fiduciary duty in divided decision
By Krista Nerland and Senwung Luk
This morning, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Williams Lake Indian Band v. Canada, a case about the…
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Another big win for First Nations kids at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
This morning, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal released its latest decision in First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. The decision was a big victory for First…
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