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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Property is rights!
Nadine Wellwood with guest Bruce Pardy Prof. Pardy delves into the intricate nature of property law in Canada, illuminating a fundamental yet often misunderstood concept: property is not merely a tangible object but a set of rights. This distinction is crucial for understanding the legal framework governing ownership. While Canadians may hold a “fee simple” […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]