Aria Laskin was quoted in the Wildlands Advocate Journal summer 2023 article “Duncan’s First Nation: Protecting the Land and Their Way of Life” by Gillian Steward, speaking in relation Read More
A Critical Plan with its share of Criticisms: Canada’s UNDRIP Implementation Action Plan
Yesterday, June 21, 2023 – Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Canada tabled its United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act Action Plan. The Action Plan is intended to Read More
UN Declaration Action Plan
On June 21, 2023, National Indigenous People’s Day, the United Nations Declaration Act’s Action Plan (“Action Plan”) was tabled in the House of Commons and Senate. The Action Read More
Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples reference Sara Mainville of JFK Law in new report on the Cannabis Act and the long wait to accommodate First Nation Participation and Enforcement Needs
June 16, 2023 A newly released report of the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples features prominent references to the testimony of Sara Mainville, Partner at JFK Law. Released Read More
Sara Mainville of JFK Law LLP is proud to have assisted as a legal advisor to the Little Bird series on Crave and APTN
May 26, 2023 the Crave and APTN (Lumi) series begins with the first episode of the six-part series, Little Bird. This is the work of several creators, Indigenous story-tellers Read More
JFK Law Welcomes Paulina Treikauskaite
JFK is pleased to introduce Paulina Treikauskaite to our team! Paulina Treikauskaite joins the assistant team as the Vancouver Office Clerk and Administrative Assistant to Christine Edelmann. Please join Read More
Isabelle Lefroy co-authors an article in the Canadian Journal of Women and the Law
JFK’s Isabelle Lefroy co-authored an article in the Canadian Journal of Women and the Law with Dr. Jocelyn Stacey about the gender-based analysis plus requirement in the federal Impact Read More
JFK Law LLP Supports the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly on the Draft Action Plan under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
This week, members of JFK Law LLP (“JFK”) attended the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly on the DRAFT United Nations Declaration National Action Plan (the “SCA”) taking Read More