30 03, 2021

Auditor General’s Report – Access to Safe Drinking Water in First Nations Communities

2021-03-30T08:38:02-04:00

Overview On February 25, 2021, the Auditor General tabled a Report in Parliament entitled, “Access to Safe Drinking Water in First Nations Communities – Indigenous Services Canada” (the Report). The central question considered by the Auditor General is whether Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) provided adequate support to First Nations communities to ensure that they [...]

Auditor General’s Report – Access to Safe Drinking Water in First Nations Communities2021-03-30T08:38:02-04:00
3 06, 2020

June 2020 Lawyer Spotlight – Genevieve Boulay

2020-06-03T08:24:15-04:00

Name? I realize Geneviève is a mouthful, so feel free to call me “Gen”! Counsel Genevieve Boulay Where did you grow up? I grew up and lived in the West Island of Montreal (anglophone area of Quebec on the land of the St. Lawrence Iroquoians, Mohawk, Huron-Wendat and Haudenosaunee) until I moved [...]

June 2020 Lawyer Spotlight – Genevieve Boulay2020-06-03T08:24:15-04:00
6 04, 2020

Employment Law

2020-06-30T11:34:07-04:00

Westaway Law Group’s lawyers have experience representing both employers and employees in Employment Law matters at various courts and tribunals. We have specialized knowledge of Employment Law in the Indigenous Law context. As such, we understand the importance of restorative long-term solutions that respond to the unique political, social and community issues facing Indigenous [...]

Employment Law2020-06-30T11:34:07-04:00
31 10, 2019

Environmental Law

2020-10-15T11:00:28-04:00

Westaway Law Group provides diverse legal services in the critical area of environmental law. Our lawyers are experienced advocates who understand Indigenous perspectives on stewardship of land, waters, culture, language, and traditional knowledge. We have produced numerous written environmental law submissions and critiques and have made oral submissions on behalf of our clients before [...]

Environmental Law2020-10-15T11:00:28-04:00
21 10, 2019

Charter Rights

2020-06-30T11:39:55-04:00

“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” - Audre Lorde THE CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS The Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the Charter) was enacted in 1982 and acts as a “bill of rights” for individuals. The Charter primarily protects certain [...]

Charter Rights2020-06-30T11:39:55-04:00
11 09, 2019

Aboriginal Title

2020-07-06T09:12:19-04:00

In 1973, the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed that unextinguished Aboriginal title continued to exist in parts of Canada, though at the time the interest was considered to be a right held by Indigenous communities to simply to possess (not necessarily exclusively) and use the lands. This right was also considered to be subject [...]

Aboriginal Title2020-07-06T09:12:19-04:00
11 09, 2019

Métis Rights

2021-04-12T18:05:47-04:00

Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, protects the existing Aboriginal rights of the “aboriginal peoples of Canada”, which includes the Métis. Aboriginal rights are modern-day practices, customs or traditions that are integral to Indigenous communities today and have their roots in the community’s practices, customs and traditions prior to contact with explorers and [...]

Métis Rights2021-04-12T18:05:47-04:00
10 09, 2019

Aboriginal Rights

2020-07-06T09:03:19-04:00

Aboriginal rights are modern-day practices, customs or traditions that are integral to Indigenous communities today and have their roots in the community’s practices, customs and traditions prior to contact with explorers and traders arriving from Europe. Although traceable to pre-contact practices, the practice protected today will not be frozen in its historical form, and [...]

Aboriginal Rights2020-07-06T09:03:19-04:00
10 09, 2019

Human Rights

2019-10-18T12:19:21-04:00

HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW Human rights are rights that we all have by virtue of our shared humanity. In Canada, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms provides constitutional protection for these rights, including the right for everyone to be equal before and under the law. Federal, provincial and territorial human rights laws also [...]

Human Rights2019-10-18T12:19:21-04:00
10 09, 2019

Equality Rights

2019-10-15T10:28:21-04:00

SECTION 15(1) The right to equality is recognized and protected by the Canadian constitution. Section 15(1) of the Canadian Charter of Human Rights provides: “Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination [...]

Equality Rights2019-10-15T10:28:21-04:00
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