Thursday, December 11, 2025
Please see below the response of the Wolastoqey Chiefs to today’s New Brunswick Court of Appeal decision related to their Aboriginal title claim.
Link: Wolastoqey Response – Court of Appeal Decision – Wolastoqey
Link to decision: 2025-12-11-j.d.irving-limited-et-al-v-wolastoqey-nation-2025-nbca-129.pdf
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