2020
NOVEMBER 27
Connecting Indigenous Communities to High Speed Internet
With the opening of the application period for the Universal Broadband Fund (UBF), which was announced by the federal government earlier this month, there is great opportunity for Indigenous communities to improve internet and mobile connectivity in their communities and surrounding areas at a very low cost.
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2017
JULY 26
Application For Limestone Quarry Licence Set Aside For Failure To Have 'Meaningful Conversation' With First Nation
In a decision released by the Ontario Divisional Court on July 14, 2017, the Saugeen Ojibway First Nation (SON) was successful in challenging a limestone quarry licence issued by the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry to the Proponent T&P Hayes Ltd. (citation: Saugeeen First Nation v Ontario (MNRF), 2017 ONSC 3456)...
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2015
SEPTEMBER 15
DUTIES OF ABORIGINAL CONSULTATION AND ACCOMODATION
TWO RECENT FEDERAL COURT DECISIONS ON OIL AND GAS AND HYDRO-ELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS REFINE DUTIES OF ABORIGINAL CONSULTATION AND ACCOMMODATION.
