Canada Bar Association of British Columbia’s Agenda for Justice 2021 Presents Next Steps Forward to Creating Equity and Justice for Indigenous Peoples By Erica Fritch and Melodi Alopaeus As we complete a year of restrictions and changes in how we interact with each...
Counsel for Two First Nations who Acted in the Supreme Court of B.C. and the B.C. Court of Appeal Against B.C. Reacts to John Horgan’s Latest Announcement About the Site C Dam
Counsel for Two First Nations who Acted in the Supreme Court of B.C. and the B.C. Court of Appeal Against B.C. Reacts to John Horgan’s Latest Announcement About the Site C Dam John Gailus represented Prophet River First Nation and West Moberly First Nations in...
Transparency Registers – Changes to the Business Corporations Act; Is your Corporation Ready?
Effective October 1, 2020, private companies in BC are required to take reasonable steps to maintain a transparency register that contains certain details on all “significant individuals” in respect of the company. These new requirements are enacted as amendments to...
Case Brief: Newfoundland and Labrador (Attorney General) v. Uashaunnuat et al., SCC 37912
Case Brief: Newfoundland and Labrador (Attorney General) v. Uashaunnuat et al., SCC 37912 John Gailus and Scott Constantine Summary The Supreme Court of Canada has decided that members of a group of Innu First Nations with Aboriginal rights and title claims straddling...
British Columbia one step closer to implementing UNDRIP
Earlier today, British Columbia’s Legislative Assembly voted unanimously to pass Bill 41. Bill 41 ratifies and seeks to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). The Bill is expected to receive royal assent on Thursday....
DGW and Aboriginal Law: Reflections from DGW Law’s First Indigenous Student Intern
Darian Baskatawang was DGW Law's inaugural intern for our Indigenous Student Internship program. After a summer in Victoria, Darian shares some of his experience below. I first joined DGW Law in early May, and from the get-go I felt that the firm is made up of some of...
Sixties Scoop Settlement
Sixties Scoop Settlement Deadline August 30, 2019 What is the Sixties Scoop? The Sixties Scoop is the name for a series of policies enacted by provincial child welfare authorities starting in the mid-1950s and continued into the 1980s, that saw thousands of Indigenous...
Case Brief: SCC Dismisses Leave to Appeal: William v. British Columbia, 2019 BCCA 74 (SCC No. 38548); and Fort McKay Métis Community Association v. Alberta Energy Regulator, 2019 ABCA 15 (SCC No. 38549)
Case: Brief: SCC Dismisses Leave to Appeal: William v. British Columbia, 2019 BCCA 74 (SCC No. 38548); and Fort McKay Métis Community Association v. Alberta Energy Regulator, 2019 ABCA 15 (SCC No. 38549) On June 13, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) dismissed...
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls releases final report
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls releases final report Darian Baskatawant The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has released its final report, titled “Reclaiming Power and Place”, on June 3, 2019...
Federal Budget 2019 includes long overdue loan reimbursement for Indigenous groups
Federal Budget 2019 includes long overdue loan reimbursement for Indigenous groups The federal government tabled Budget 2019 on Tuesday ahead of October’s federal election. A quarter of new spending is earmarked for Indigenous services; $4.5 billion is promised over...