Ontario: Statement From The Ontario Regional Chief On Recent Ontario Superior Court Decision In ...

Ontario: Statement From The Ontario Regional Chief On Recent Ontario Superior Court Decision In Keewatin et al. v. MNR et al.   The Chiefs of Ontario (COO) congratulate the Grassy Narrows First Nation for their recent success in defending their Treaty rights. The decision rendered by Ontario Superior Court Justice Sanderson, in Keewatin v. MNR, rightly determined that the province does not have jurisdiction to interfere with the First Nations’ inherent right to their land and that any...

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