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Aboriginal title can be declared over privately-owned land
Friday, November 15, 2024
The six Wolastoqey Nations in New Brunswick recently received a precedent-setting decision in their Aboriginal title claim. In Wolastoqey Nations v New Brunswick…
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A Legislative Road Map As Idle No More Revs Up
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What is “Idle No More”? Why are roads and railways being blocked? Why is Chief Spence starving herself to death? Where is this…
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Aboriginal Law Handbook
A new edition of OKT’s Aboriginal Law Handbook is hot off the presses. An indispensable reference for lawyers, non-lawyers, and law students looking for an introduction to how Canadian law…
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Congratulations to Mock Trial students
On Thursday December 6th, grade 7 and 8 students at the First Nations School of Toronto participated in a mock trial, presided over by Justice Harry LaForme (Ontario Court of…
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In Memorium - Art Pape
Arthur Pape passed away on December 6, 2012. We at OKT are saddened by his passing. He was a great lawyer and was looked up to as a leader by…
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Ontario Provincial Policy Statement Being Amended
The Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) has released a draft of the revised Provincial Policy Statement (PPS). These amendments will affect a wide variety of provincial and municipal…
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Angling for Ways to Protect Canadian Fisheries
Cohen Commission Final Report Released
On Oct. 31, Justice Cohen released the Final Report of the Cohen Commission, available at http://www.cohencommission.ca/en/. The Report provides an urgent and…
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