BC Provincial Approving Officer Rejects US-based Subdivision Application for ȽEL¸TOS (James Island) Tsawout First Nation celebrates the rejection by the Province of an application for a subdivision on ȽEL¸TOS (James Island), an island off the east side...
Case Brief: West Moberly First Nations v. British Columbia, 2018 BCSC 1835
In this case brief, John Gailus, an experienced lawyer in Aboriginal law in Canada, explains the decisions and the implications of the court’s decision in the case of West Moberly v. British Columbia
Case Brief: Taseko Mines v Canada (Environment), 2017 FC 1099; Taseko Mines v Canada (Environment), 2017 FC 1100
CASE BRIEF Taseko Mines v Canada (Environment), 2017 FC 1099; Taseko Mines v Canada (Environment), 2017 FC 1100 On December 5, 2017, the Federal Court dismissed two applications for judicial review brought by Taseko Mines Limited (“Taseko”), which sought review of a...
Tears from an Onion: Layering, Exhaustion and Conversion in British Columbia Land Use Planning Policy
Tears from an Onion: Layering, Exhaustion and Conversion in British Columbia Land Use Planning Policy