Posts from October 2018.
Posted in Constitutional Law, Consultation, Environmental, Indigenous Law, Project Permitting, Public Law, Regulatory
The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed in Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Governor General in Council) that there is no duty to consult Indigenous groups in the development of legislation.
At issue in Mikisew was whether the Government of Canada had a duty to consult the Mikisew Cree First Nation on the development of environmental legislation that Mikisew said had ...
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