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The Role of Counsel in Managing Aboriginal Funds for a Sustainable Future

  • 23 avril 2014
  • Pearl Chung and the Honourable Harry S. LaForme

At the OBA Aboriginal Law program at the OBA Conference Centre on November 5, 2013, professionals and experts examined and discussed some of the ethical challenges legal counsel need to consider, given the increasing joint participation of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in resource development across the country. Currently, resource management and the related issues are most particularized through Aboriginal and treaty rights claims by First Nations people.

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OBA Institute 2014: Chancing the Arm

  • 23 avril 2014
  • Justice George Patrick Smith

My message is simple: litigation and use of the courts does not and cannot breathe life into historical treaties. To the contrary, it is my view that litigation is generally counterproductive and, although it may advance and has advanced certain important principles and Aboriginal rights, it is generally damaging because it does not promote reconciliation.

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Interview with Ovide Mercredi

  • 23 avril 2014
  • Julie Jai and Richard Ogden

On February 7, 2014, after he presented at the OBA Institute, Chief Ovide Mercredi spoke with Julie Jai and Richard Ogden.

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Confluence of Aboriginal and Environmental Law in Energy and Natural Resource Projects

  • 23 avril 2014
  • Ceyda Turan

The presenters in the Ontario Bar Association’s “Confluence of Aboriginal and Environmental Law in Energy and Natural Resource Projects” program commented on the fundamentals of the constitutional framework for Aboriginal law, the regulatory and environmental framework, and recent developments on the duty to consult and regulatory requirements.

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The 2013 Federal Budget Sends Mixed Messages on Aboriginal Issues

  • 31 mai 2013
  • David McRobert

On March 21, 2013, the Harper government tabled its second majority government budget. The budget fails to present an overall coherent strategy on Aboriginal issues, rather containing over a dozen measures designed to improve the health, welfare and economic prosperity of Aboriginal Canadians. 

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