Questioning the implications of B.C.’s agreement with Pacific Northwest LNG – Pembina
May 22, 2015 This week, the B.C. government announced an agreement with Pacific Northwest LNG that is intended to provide long-term certainty for some project costs linked to provincial government…
National Post View: You can’t choose your peers – National Post
May 22, 2015 In a ruling released Thursday, the majority of Supreme Court justices endorsed an eminently reasonable and practical position on Canadians’ right to trial by an independent and…
Long-term Changes Needed in Ontario Legal System – Regional Chief Beardy – Net Newsledger
22 May 2015 Legal System Needs Long-Term Change THUNDER BAY – LEGAL – Ontario Regional Chief Stan Beardy says there needs to be long term changes to legislation and policies within…
Aboriginals not entitled to ‘representative’ jurors, SCC rules – Canadian Lawyer
21 May 2015 Accused at trial are not entitled to a jury that includes members of their own race or religion, but rather only a “fair and honest” process of…
No Aboriginal Title Required: BC Court of Appeal Allows First Nations’ Civil Claim Against Alcan to Proceed – DLA Piper
On Wednesday April 15, 2015, the BC Court of Appeal released its decision in Saik’uz First Nation and Stellat’en First Nation v. Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. In its decision, the…
The Mining Sector: An Excellent Job Creator! – MERN
Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles Traditionally, most mining sector activities in Québec have been concentrated in three administrative regions: Northern Québec, the North Shore and Abitibi-Témiscamingue. In 2014,…
Northern Pulp blasts N.S. rules – The Chronicle Herald
May 20, 2015 Northern Pulp alleges its most recent industrial approval is an attempt by the provincial government to “impose conditions” that require the company to cease using Boat Harbour…
Full house at town hall meeting on Kinder Morgan expansion – Global News
May 21, 2015 It was a full house in Burnaby for those wanting to find out more about the proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion. It comes the same day as…
Former Adams Lake Indian Band chief enters race for B.C. regional chief – Kamloops This Week
May 20, 2015 Nelson Leon, former chief of Adams Lake Indian Band, has announced his candidacy for the position of B.C. regional chief of the B.C. Assembly of First Nations.…
Creative Capital: Replicating the unlikely success of Frog Lake Energy Resources – Alberta Oil Magazine
May 21, 2015 Joe Dion and the Frog Lake First Nation couldn’t get the money they needed from Canada’s banks. So they looked east – way east With fewer than…
