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 […]
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The National Telegraph: Journalist (and host) Wyatt Claypool is joined by OneBC leader Dallas Brodie (MLA) and law professor Bruce Pardy to explore the real-world impacts of UNDRIP and DRIPA on British Columbia’s property rights, governance, and everyday British Columbians (who are subject to an overwhelming number of regulations—173,000—compared to other provinces). The conversation highlights growing concerns over secret […]
By Peter Shawn Taylor, published by C2C Journal Read the original article at the publisher’s website here. Summarized by Probe Media C2C editor Peter Shawn Taylor highlights the alarming lack of constitutional protection for property rights in Canada, which sets it apart from most modern democracies. Taylor argues the absence of property rights in the […]
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 […]
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Leaders on the Frontier with David Leis: The British Columbia Supreme Court’s ruling in Cowichan Tribes v. Canada has exposed a profound clash in Canadian law. Exploring the implications of that decision, Prof. Bruce Pardy asserts Aboriginal title—a communal, inalienable right—cannot peacefully coexist with individual fee-simple ownership. With hundreds of Richmond, B.C., properties suddenly sitting […]
By Bruce Pardy | Published by the National Post | November 13, 2025 In British Columbia, property rights are in turmoil. The B.C. Supreme Court recently declared that Aboriginal title exists on 800 acres of land in Richmond, a suburb of Vancouver. Aboriginal title, said the court, is “senior and prior” to fee simple interests. […]
By Bruce Pardy | Financial Post They say existing property rights will be honoured but give jurisdiction to local Native councils whose law doesn’t recognize them. In April 2024, the B.C. government agreed to recognize and affirm the Haida Nation’s Aboriginal title to the archipelago on Canada’s west coast. In December, Ottawa did likewise. These agreements signal danger, […]
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” […]
By Bruce Pardy | Published by The Epoch Times In November 2024, a court released seven companies from an aboriginal land claim in New Brunswick. Wolastoqey Nation had filed a legal action seeking a declaration of aboriginal title over more than half the province. The seven companies, named as defendants, own most of the land […]