Jeffery Hewitt Designated as Indigenous Peoples Counsel (IPS) at The Indigenous Bar Association 33rd Annual Conference
Press Release OTTAWA, ON – The Indigenous Bar Association is honoured to designate Jeffrey Hewitt as Indigenous Peoples’ Counsel (IPC) at the 33rd Annual Conference of the Indigenous Bar Association.…
First Peoples Law Report Oct 25-31, 2021 – First Peoples Law
Oct 25-31, 2021 West coast news included land defence and UNDRIP Arrest of Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief ‘So Insulting’ | The Tyee Highway 6 bypass in Caledonia blocked in solidarity with…
First Nation’s Legal Action Challenges B.C.’s Colonial Mining Law – Groups Urge Reform
Press Release Victoria/Smithers, B.C. – October 26, 2021. Local, regional and national groups support Gitxaala Nation’s legal action against the B.C. government. Earlier today, the Gitxaała First Nation filed a…
Cannabis at three: B.C. grows legal industry, furthers safety
Press Release Oct. 15, 2021 VICTORIA – The value of B.C.’s legal cannabis sector has more than quadrupled over the three years since Canada legalized non-medical cannabis. The Province now…
Decision shows courts will hold Crown to high standard in engaging with Indigenous nations: scholar – The Lawyer’s Daily
October 05, 2021 The Federal Court of Appeal has slapped the wrists of the federal government on its engagement with First Nations over the hunting of polar bears. The move…
Top court’s fall session replete with weighty constitutional cases and far-reaching civil appeals – The Lawyer’s Daily
October 04, 2021 The Supreme Court of Canada’s fall session is dominated by criminal law cases, raising constitutional questions on such issues as defence disclosure in sexual assault cases, intoxicated…
Two Awards for Christa Big Canoe
Press Release Christ Big Canoe, Legal Advocacy Director at Aboriginal Legal Services has recently received two significant awards. Christa is the first recipient of the Alnoba Lewis Family Foundation’s first…
Law Society to observe first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Press Release September 24, 2021 September 30, 2021 marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This federal statutory holiday received Royal Assent in June and is intended to…
Cochrane Saxberg will be closed Thursday, September 30, in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Press Release 24 Sep 2021 Please be advised that Cochrane Saxberg will not be open on Thursday, September 30, in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. National…
IBA Announces Changes to 33rd Annual Conference (October 2021)
Press Release Tansi IBA Members, I am writing in my capacity as President of the Indigenous Bar Association in Canada (the “IBA”) and on behalf of the IBA’s Board of…
