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
Beyond C-5: Upcoming New Bill to Fast-Track Federal Approval for all Major Projects
Less than a year ago, Mark Carney’s government introduced Bill C-5 to enact the Building Canada Act (the “BCA”). Assented to on June 26, 2025, this legislation is intended Read More
JFK Partner Nadir André on Radio Canada: “Logement autochtone : un autre cas de discrimination systémique”
Check out Nadir’s article here: “Logement autochtone : un autre cas de discrimination systémique” Read More
Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples hears once more from Sara Mainville of JFK Law on Indigenous control and regulation of cannabis.
On April 29, the Senate of Canada’s Standing Committee on Indigenous Peoples convened to hear perspectives on the implementation of the federal Cannabis Act – what has been working, Read More
BC Court of Appeal Confirms that First Nation Does Not Need to Pay Compensation After Closing On-Reserve Manufactured Home Park
In Heywood v Songhees Nation, 2026 BCCA 150, the BC Court of Appeal confirmed that Songhees Nation – a lək̓ʷəŋən-speaking Nation with reserve lands near Victoria – has no Read More