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 […]
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 […]