Aboriginal Law Report

The National Energy Board recommended approval of the Kinder Morgan pipeline.

• Kevin Libin: Trudeau’s manhandling of the NEB makes Trans Mountain approval meaningless
• First Nations vow to kill Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion with lawsuits
• Is green light for Trans Mountain a red light for Northern Gateway?
• Kennedy Stewart: Trudeau needs to stop Kinder Morgan
• Kinder Morgan approval a “call to arms” says Grand Chief Stewart Phillip
• Les Leyne: It’s hard to see bitumen reaching Pacific
• First Nations say they have the power to stop controversial pipeline expansion
• First Nations vow to fight Trans Mountain despite NEB approval
• NEB gives Ottawa deadline to resolve TransMountain pipeline debate
• Trans Mountain Pipeline? 'Yes, But…' Says NEB 
• Pipeline politics: B.C. government says NEB's Trans Mountain approval no guarantee
• First Nations vow to fight Trans Mountain despite NEB approval

Days before the NEB decision on Kinder Morgan, the federal government announced yet another consultation process for the same pipeline.

• Ottawa names Kinder Morgan pipeline panel

While the NEB was preparing to release its Kinder Morgan decision, Indigenous people were taking their opposition directly to company shareholders.

• Anti-pipeline activists take case to shareholders

Implementation of UNDRIP continued to make the news.

• First Nations, Metis want say in UN declaration implementation
• Setting priorities key to implementing UN declaration on indigenous rights, expert says
• Report warns a literal reading of UN indigenous rights declaration could lead to ‘discord’
• Trudeau cloaks continued attack on First Nations sovereignty with charm
• The Trudeau Restoration

The Tsilhqot'in decided not to approve a mining exploration company's work in their territory.

• Tsilhqot’in tell junior miner to look elsewhere

First Nations voiced opposition to Ontario's new climate change legislation.

• NAN condemns Ontario’s climate change bill
• Minister accused of betraying First Nations

The residential schools agreement continued to draw criticism.

• Residential schools settlement agreement under fire

The effect of the Daniels decision continued to be debated.

• After Daniels decision, Kelly Lake aboriginal groups vie for recognition

In New Brunswick, First Nations continued to voice their opposition to a proposed mine.

• Mi'kmaq Chiefs of New Brunswick speak out against Sisson Brook Mine

A former Chief Justice of Nova Scotia was praised for an early Aboriginal fishing rights decision.

• Clarke’s ruling on First Nations fishing rights called guiding light for Supreme Court of Canada

From the Courts

In Ontario, the Crown sought to avoid a trial on Indigenous logging rights.

• The ‘Leave Application’. ‘Right’eous vs The Crown continues

In New Brunswick the case against an oil export terminal was heard in court.

• Province rejects First Nations concerns over Belledune oil terminal

The recent Coastal First Nations decision on the provincial environmental equivalency agreement will not affect a series of projects in northern British Columbia.

• Peace Region oil & gas projects exempt from supreme court ruling

The New Brunswick Court of Appeal refused to grant a stay of a lower court decision on the proper forum for determining
Treaty rights.

• Province loses bid to put ruling in Aboriginal case on hold

Quote of the Week

“In many ways not only is the NEB process completely broken, it’s an absolute sham."

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip

Off the Bookshelf

"People who talk instead of do give me a pain in the arse."

Thomas Berger, Little Big Man (1964)

Bruce McIvor, lawyer and historian, is principal of First Peoples Law Corporation.  Download Bruce's bio.

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