Commentary

On August 25, 2015 Chief Justice Hinkson will hear Trinity Western University’s Petition against the Law Society of British Columbia for refusing to grant approval of its proposed faculty Read More

First Nations with historic treaties will be interested in a recent decision from the BC Court of Appeal. In Chartrand v. British Columbia (Forest Lands, and Natural Resource Operations), Read More

On July 23, 2015, the United Nations Human Rights Committee released a report that seriously questions Canada’s treatment of Aboriginal people. The Committee assesses Canada’s compliance with the International Read More

Part 3 of a three-part series, this post explores problems with the policy and administration of the Indian Act status regime. For more on how Indian status works see Read More

Part 2 of a three-part series, this post covers problems with the law on Indian status. If you missed Part 1, you can read it here. Some indigenous people Read More

Part 1 of a three-part series on Canada’s Indian Act status regime. This post covers how the Indian status rules work. Parts 2 and 3 will cover some of Read More

In a ground-breaking decision, the British Columbia Court of Appeal has said that Aboriginal groups may sue private parties for impacts to asserted Aboriginal rights and title without first Read More