Canada Commits an Abuse of Process in Newfoundland Indian Residential School Trial
Press Release ST. JOHN’S, Nov. 25, 2015 – On November, 25, 2015, Justice Robert Stack of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador held that Canada has committed an abuse…
Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs File in Court for the Minister of Forests to Comply With the Law
Press Release November 25, 2015 KITWANGA, BRITISH COLUMBIA–( Nov. 25, 2015) – On Monday the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs, on behalf of all Gitanyow, filed an application for a court order…
Provincial Advocate hosts annual listening tour to “take stock” of Ontario’s commitment to children and youth
November 13, 2015 (Toronto) – In recognition of the National Day of the Child on November 20th and the creation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the…
Launch of video to understand Nunavut’s court process
Victims, complainants and witnesses now have access to a video to help them understand Nunavut’s court process. The video is an educational tool to learn how the criminal justice system…
A statement from the Government of Yukon on the Yukon Court of Appeal’s decision in the Peel regional land use planning appeal
Press Release November 4, 2015 WHITEHORSE—The Government of Yukon has received the Yukon Court of Appeal’s decision in the Peel Watershed land use planning appeal. The Yukon government will review…
Enbridge’s Line 9B Project – The majority of the Federal Court of Appeal dismisses the Chippewas of the Thames First nations’ appeal.
Press Releases Court Challenges to National Energy Board or Governor in Council Decisions The NEB operates within a system of checks and balances. Our decisions are subject to independent and…
Supreme Court of Canada Rejects Application to Hear Social Case
Press Releases Today the Supreme Court of Canada announced that they will not hear the Maritime First Nations’ case involving the Social Assistance Program on First Nations reserve. The Assembly…
First Nations Summit Statement re: Supreme Court of Canada decision confirming First Nations rights to sue Rio Tinto Alcan
Press Releases COAST SALISH TRADITIONAL TERRITORY, VANCOUVER, Oct. 16, 2015 – First Nations Summit Chiefs and leaders congratulate the Stellat’en First Nation and the Saik’uz First Nation following a Supreme…
$900 million lawsuit by Innu First Nations against Rio Tinto (IOC)
Press Releases Innu salute decision by Supreme Court of Canada to refuse to hear appeal by Rio Tinto (IOC) UASHAT MAK MANI-UTENAM, QC, Oct. 15, 2015 – The Innu First…
Yukon First Nations File Petition in Yukon Supreme Court To Reverse Amendments to YESAA
Press Releases WHITEHORSE, Oct. 14, 2015 – This morning Self-Governing Yukon First Nations filed a Petition for the Yukon Supreme Court to declare Bill S-6 amendments to the Yukon Environmental…
