On July 2, 2026, the federal government, British Columbia and Alberta made a series of coordinated announcements intended to advance a new oil pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia’s Read More
JFK Partner Sara Mainville featured in article “Fast-tracked Alberta pipeline would face Indigenous consultation crunch: ‘I don’t believe it’s possible’”
Check out the article “Fast-tracked Alberta pipeline would face Indigenous consultation crunch: ‘I don’t believe it’s possible’” featuring JFK Managing Partner Sara Mainville discussing the need for early and Read More
Court Rejects Charter claims brought by collectives, but finds the Crown infringed First Nations’ self-government rights over child and family services
On May 11, 2026, the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench released an important class action decision on the provision of child and family services (CFS) to First Nations in Read More
Bill C-37, First Nations Clean Water Act Signals Advances and Setbacks While Canada Denies Any Legal Obligations in Court
On June 16, 2026, Canada re-introduced the First Nations Clean Water Act as Bill C-37. This modified version of what was Bill C-61, first introduced in late 2023 and Read More
JFK’s Clayton Leonard featured in article “Liberals are playing legal hardball with First Nations over drinking water”
Check out the article “Liberals are playing legal hardball with First Nations over drinking water” featuring JFK’s Clayton Leonard, published in both the National Post and on the University Read More
JFK Partner Nadir André on Radio Canada: “De l’Alberta au Québec, l’incontournable réalité des droits autochtones”
Check out Nadir’s latest article on Radio Canada Espace autochtones here: “De l’Alberta au Québec, l’incontournable réalité des droits autochtones” Read More
Treaty Rights and Alberta Separatism: The Crown’s Duty to Consult in Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation v Alberta (Chief Electoral Officer)
In a significant decision released on May 13, 2026, Justice Shaina Leonard of the Alberta Court of King’s Bench quashed Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer’s (“CEO”) approval of an initiative Read More
Au-delà de C-5 : Nouveau projet de loi à venir pour accélérer l’approbation fédérale de tous les projets majeurs
Il y a moins d’un an, le gouvernement de Mark Carney déposait le projet de loi C-5 afin d’introduire la Loi visant à bâtir le Canada (la « LVBC Read More