By Bruce Pardy for the Fraser Institute In late May, the Supreme Court of Canada ducked. Six months earlier, the New Brunswick Court of Appeal decided that Aboriginal title could not be declared against private property. The Aboriginal claimants tried to appeal to the Supreme Court. On May 28, the Court declined to hear the case. That doesn’t mean […]
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The Canadian Real Estate Investor — host Daniel Foch in conversation with Bruce Pardy. Canadian law remains dangerously unclear on how Aboriginal title intersects with private fee simple ownership, leaving landowners, investors, and Indigenous groups in limbo. The Supreme Court of Canada recently declined to hear an appeal by the Wolastoqey Nation regarding Aboriginal title […]
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The J.D. Irving, Limited et al. v. Wolastoqey Nation Case By Probe Media Leaders on the Frontier: The New Brunswick Aboriginal lands case is a landmark legal challenge where six Wolastoqey First Nations sought Aboriginal title to more than half of the province’s land along the Saint John River watershed, including lands owned by seven private companies. […]
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Surrendered Vancouver
By Bruce Pardy, first published by The Epoch Times The Canadian government has surrendered Vancouver. On Feb. 20, the federal government announced three agreements with the Musqueam Indian Band. One of those agreements recognizes Musqueam aboriginal title within their traditional territory. That territory is located around the mouth of the Fraser River, including what is […]
Angry Mortgage Guy Podcast | Host Ron Butler with guest, law professor Bruce Pardy. This episode explores the ongoing legal claims regarding Aboriginal title in Canada, particularly in British Columbia and New Brunswick. In the case of the latter, a claim for the western half of the province has yet to be fully adjudicated, with […]
By Professor Bruce Pardy | Published by the National Post In September, the British Columbia Supreme Court threw private property into turmoil. Aboriginal title in Richmond, a suburb of Vancouver, is “prior and senior” to fee simple interests, the court said. That means it trumps the property you have in your house, farm or factory. […]
Ezra Levant of Rebel News in conversation with Professor Bruce Pardy, executive director of Rights Probe and law professor at Queen’s University. This excerpt is from a long form interview between Ezra Levant and Prof. Pardy. The recent Aboriginal title rulings in British Columbia have created a property rights crisis that extends beyond the province, […]
Ezra Levant of Rebel News in conversation with Professor Bruce Pardy, executive director of Rights Probe and law professor at Queen’s University. “What is more rare, a unicorn or a freedom-loving law professor actually hired by a university in Canada?” So begins Ezra Levant’s interview with Prof. Pardy on his work as a 24/7 freedom […]
Professor Bruce Pardy in conversation with real estate development expert Daniel Foch Prof. Pardy lays bare the complexities of Aboriginal title versus fee simple ownership in Canada. While some Indigenous leaders may claim they are not seeking to displace homeowners, the legal reality is that Aboriginal title could supersede existing property rights, creating a precarious situation for […]
Professor Bruce Pardy in conversation with Nadine Wellwood Will the push for recognition of Indigenous rights lead to a fracturing of the rule of law and societal cohesion? The current legal framework treats Indigenous peoples as a distinct group with special rights. Prof. Pardy looks at how this undermines the principle of equality before the […]