Exploring Theme: "Supreme Court"

NationTalk: OTTAWA – The following are remarks by Adam Bond, Manager of Legal Services for the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC), following the release of the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in the case of His Majesty the King in Right of Canada v. Cheyenne Sharma, to which NWAC was an intervenor:...

NationTalk: The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) has been granted leave to intervene in a landmark case dealing with the scope of section 25 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and how this provision’s guarantee of rights for Indigenous people interacts with the Charter. Section 25 of the Charter provides that “[t]he guarantee in...

The Toronto Star (Windspeaker.com) – The Supreme Court of Canada will be weighing the arguments it heard March 23 to determine whether the inability to make conditional sentencing available in some cases amounts to systemic racism for Indigenous offenders, infringing on their Charter rights.  In 2012, the Criminal Code was amended through the Safe Streets...

Feb. 17, 2022: Aboriginal Law Report: Lethbridge NewsNow – In an update to the Big Claim appeal, the Blood Tribe will take the matter to the Supreme Court of Canada. The appeal was filed by the Canadian Government from the decision of the Federal Court, finding that the trial judge determined that under the terms of the Blackfoot...