Name? Judith Kerry Young, but I go by Kerry. Kerry Young Where did you grow up? I grew up in Hudson, a small town in Quebec on the Ottawa River, on the land of the St. Lawrence Iroquoians, Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, and Mohawk. What is your favourite food? My favourite foods tend to [...]
Name? Virginia Lomax Where did you grow up? I spent my childhood moving around various towns in southern Saskatchewan (on Cree and Métis land). What is your favourite food? My favourite food is ice cream, especially mint chocolate chip. Describe a perfect Saturday. My perfect Saturday is some gardening, beach time with my family, [...]
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If a court or a government official has made a decision that has a negative impact on you as an Indigenous person or collective (First Nation, Metis or Inuit group or other Indigenous collective) our lawyers will support your efforts to have that decision overturned or corrected. Appeals and judicial reviews are ways to have [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
RESOLVING LEGAL DISPUTES: ALTERNATIVES TO LITIGATION All legal issues are essentially a dispute: two (or more) parties cannot agree on the interpretation or enforcement of their legal obligations. While the resolution of legal disputes is often conflated with the adversarial court system, in fact there exist a wide range of “alternatives” to litigation. The [...]
This week's headlines... Trudeau renames Langevin Block building out of respect for Indigenous peoples Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde becomes First National AFN leader to march in Toronto’s 37th Annual Pride Parade Trudeau Liberals take Human Rights Tribunal to court over First Nation children ruling Quebec judge won’t extend [...]
This week's headlines... Supreme Court to examine 'duty to consult' indigenous group about legislation Editor of CBC’s ‘The National’ reassigned after cultural appropriation flap An emotional Jesse Wente on the 'remarkable arrogance' of an appropriation prize Le statut métis devant la Cour d’appel du Québec Ottawa gallery to dedicate studio [...]
