Memories of Haida: Two BCCA Decisions on the Crown's Duty to Consult
Haida Nation v British Columbia (Minister of Forests), 2004 SCC 73 [Haida], established the Crown's duty to consult and accommodate First Nations peoples during the pre-proof period where an aboriginal or treaty right is being pursued. Haida is an acknowledgement that it can take a long time to prove an Aboriginal right. In the interim, Chief […]