Indian Act

APPEAL WATCH: Mohawk Council of Kanesatake v. Sylvestre On The Right To Seize Band Property

Southwind v Canada: Assessing Equitable Compensation for Taken Indigenous Land

In 1929, the creation of electrical power for Winnipeg, Manitoba resulted in the destruction of land, livelihood and community for a nearby Indigenous group. Nearly a century later, this government decision was the subject of a Supreme Court of Canada ruling. In Southwind v Canada, 2021 SCC 28 [Southwind], the question of equitable compensation — […]

Gehl v Canada : ONCA Grapples with Role of Charter Values

The Supreme Court of Canada (the SCC) has long recognized the utility of aspirational values in better understanding the substantive rights guaranteed by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.