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1. Aboriginal rights and private property rights clash in British Columbia

   Appeared in the Waterloo Region Record, January 29, 2016 The muddy waters of aboriginal land claims and private property rights in British Columbia may have just cleared a little. On Jan. 15, the B.C. government stated its opposition to the Tk’emlups and ...

2. Aboriginal title’s true meaning: billable hours

   Appeared in the Globe and Mail Adoption of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982 made treaty and Aboriginal rights constitutional, though no one knew at the time what that meant. We are gradually finding out as the Supreme Court of Canada develops a ...

3. A Real Game Changer: An Analysis of the Supreme Court of Canada Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia Decision

   The Supreme Court of Canada’s judgment Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia represents the first time Aboriginal title has been recognized (outside an Indian Reserve) to a First Nation in Canada. The unanimous judgment has recognized Aboriginal title to ...