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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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Chartrand cases establishes important principles but demonstrates shortcomings of Aboriginal consultation cases
A decade of decisions since the seminal Haida case make it clear that the “duty to consult and accommodate” is not a panacea that cures all ills in the relationship…
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Walking the talk: The skinny on self determination
Newspapers reported earlier this month that Alberta’s new Premier, Rachel Notley, has instructed her cabinet ministers to come up with a plan for their respective departments to…
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Walking the Talk - Alberta’s New Government Moves to Implement UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The Alberta government is taking a important step to act on campaign commitments to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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BC Case Sets Out Principles for Good First Nations’ Governance
A recent B.C. Court of Appeal case sheds insight into good First Nation governance and the fiduciary obligations of Chiefs and Councillors. The decision is of practical importance to Band…
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Truth and reconciliation - where to now?
This is a talk given by Bob Rae at a joint service of Bloor Street, Bathurst and Trinity St Paul’s United Churches in Toronto on May 31, 2015
This…
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SCC case will affect expert witnesses in Aboriginal rights cases (WBLI v Abbott and Haliburton)
A few weeks ago, the Supreme Court of Canada released their decision in WBLI v Abbott and Haliburton, a long awaited case on the issue of impartiality of expert witnesses.…
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