Indigenous Insights

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Who are “Public Officials”?

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Published: February 22, 2017

Categories: Administrative & Public Law, Compliance, Risk & Crisis Response, Construction, Indigenous, Mining & Natural Resources, Regulatory & Criminal Offenses

Authors: Derek Hoffman and Jocelyn Sirois Anti-corruption laws in Canada and elsewhere generally prohibit giving, or offering to give, a reward, advantage or benefit to a public official as consideration for such… Read More

Court Rules in Favour of “Sixties Scoop”Survivors in Ontario

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Published: February 21, 2017

Authors: Meaghan Conroy, Drew Lafond

Categories: Indigenous

In Brown v Canada (Attorney General), (2017 ONSC 251) the Ontario Superior Court of Justice confirmed “great harm was done” when aboriginal children were removed from their homes by provincial… Read More

Indian Act “Status” Provisions Found to Infringe the Charter

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Published: March 30, 2016

Authors: Billie Fortier, Drew Lafond

Categories: Indigenous

This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP. Section 6 of the Indian Act, which establishes the criteria for… Read More

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Court of Queen’s Bench Sets Aside Unfair and Unreasonable Contingency Agreement on Negotiated Specific Claim

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Published: October 17, 2014

Authors: Len Andrychuk, Q.C., Josh Morrison

Categories: Indigenous

This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP. On September 24, 2014, the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench released… Read More