11.7.14

On July 11, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released an important Aboriginal law decision, Keewatin v. Ontario (Natural Resources), 2014 SCC 48, confirming Ontario’s power to manage natural resources over lands in north-western Ontario reserved for Aboriginal groups pursuant to Treaty 3. Keith Bergner was interviewed by the National Post and Canadian Press about the decision, noting that it ends any uncertainty about whether a province can “take up” lands that were ceded by an agreement reached with the federal government.

The interviews were also published in the Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Leader Post, Winnipeg Free Press, Windsor Star, Times Colonist and Star Phoenix.