Wednesday, June 27, 2012

William Court Case off to Supreme Court of Canada

Earlier today --  the BC Court of Appeal released its ruling concerning a 2007 BC Supreme Court regarding Tsilhqot'in Nation v. British Columbia

You can read the 2007 Court decision here and today's BC Court of Appeal ruling here

As the 3 Justices of the BC Court of Appeal noted themselves - this was a exhaustive appeal process which now, as I personally felt would happen, will lead to the Supreme Court of Canada, as this decision, if ultimately upheld by the 9 Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada, will have massive implications for aboriginal negotiations across Canada.  This is confirmed this morning by Anahim Chief (and Tsilhqot'in Tribal Chief) Joe Alphonse who said on Twitter this morning:

We will take this (BC Court of Appeal decision) to the Supreme Court of Canada

Both CBC and the Globe and Mail look at this issue here (CBC) and here (Globe)

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