Leaders on the Frontier : Aboriginal title is a prior and senior right to fee simple title interest in Canada. That’s the takeaway. The Cowichan decision has exposed a constitutional crisis where Indigenous title claims, legal precedents, and policies like DRIPA destabilize property norms. Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, enshrines Indigenous rights but excludes […]
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By Clayton DeMaine for Juno News An Angus Reid survey finds 60% of Canadians believe Indigenous people should abide by the same rules as the rest of Canadians, while the other 40% said First Nations communities should be moving towards more independence. The survey follows an argument made days before by law professor, Bruce Pardy, who called […]
By Professor Bruce Pardy | Financial Post 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, B.C. But that’s not all. Wherever Aboriginal title is found to exist, said the court, it is a “prior and senior right” […]
The Candice Malcolm Show: Pledging to uphold existing Indigenous treaty rights in an independent Alberta is a mistake, argues Prof. Bruce Pardy. Maintaining group-specific rights, he says, contradicts the principle of “blind justice”—a legal framework that treats all citizens as equal regardless of ancestry. A recent article by the professor contends that while Canada’s constitution […]
By Bruce Pardy | Published by The Epoch Times Nathan Cullen says there’s no veto. Cullen, British Columbia’s Minister of Water, Land, and Resource Stewardship, plans to give First Nations joint decision-making authority over Crown land. His NDP government recently opened consultations on its proposal to amend the B.C. Land Act, under which the minister […]
Episode 581: Bruce Pardy drops by the Shaun Newman Podcast to discuss the B.C. government plans to share management of Crown land with First Nations. A proposed amendment by the government to the B.C. Land Act to incorporate agreements with Indigenous governing bodies will permit First Nations veto over how most of B.C. is used. […]
By Bruce Pardy | Special to National Post We live in strange times. A new generation of political leaders seems determined to cripple their own societies. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, of course, comes to mind. But in Canada, he is not alone. In British Columbia, NDP Premier David Eby is preparing to bring his province […]