By Bruce Pardy | Published by the Fraser Institute A judge of the British Columbia Supreme Court recently found that the Cowichan First Nation holds Aboriginal title over 800 acres of government land in Richmond, British Columbia. Wherever Aboriginal title is found to exist, said the court, it’s a “prior and senior right” to fee […]
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The original report by Matthew Horwood for The Epoch Times is available at the publisher’s website here. In Brief by Probe Media Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser announced Ottawa has submitted a request to the Supreme Court of Canada to establish limitations on how provincial governments can utilize the Notwithstanding Clause (Section 33 of the […]
The Charter’s vagueness allows courts to reign supreme.
Citizens have the right to challenge the limits governments set on our freedoms in court.