**This blog post was first published on November 20, 2023. It was updated January 15, 2024 to incorporate a recent decision by the Federal Court of Canada on the Read More
Vatican Issues Long-awaited Repudiation of Doctrine of Discovery
Today, Thursday March 30, 2023, the Vatican finally responded to demands from Indigenous peoples of Canada and throughout the world to rescind the papal bulls that underpinned the doctrine Read More
JFK Law Welcomes Kim Bragg and Trish Badry
JFK Law is pleased to introduce Kim Bragg and Trish Badry to our team! Kim Bragg joins our assistant team as a Legal Administrative Assistant in our Vancouver office. Read More
JFK Law Welcome Vanessa Phillips and Ashween Kaur
JFK is pleased to introduce Vanessa Phillips and Ashween Kaur to our team! Vanessa Phillips joins our assistant team as an Executive Assistant/ Legal Assistant to Robert Janes and Read More
BC Releases its first action plan under the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
On March 30, 2022, the BC Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation released its first action plan under the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (“DRIPA”). The Read More
Agreements-in-Principle reached for First Nations Children
Introduction On January 4, 2022, Agreements-in-Principle (“AIP”) were reached between the Assembly of First Nations, First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, the Chiefs of Ontario, the Nishnawbe Aski Read More
Associate, Christina Gray interviewed in Toronto Star article about problematic historic figures
On July 19, 2021, the Toronto Star published an interview featuring Associate, Christina Gray, entitled “Parks Canada’s Website features Egerton Ryerson – but no mention of his role in Read More
BC Government seeks feedback on the DRIPA Draft Action Plan
The BC government is seeking feedback from Indigenous peoples on the draft action plan required under the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act until July 31, 2021. Read More