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In northern Ontario, a dozen First Nations have been left struggling. A court’s attempt to enforce treaty promises could see them getting up to C$126bn
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- Title
- The Crown promised Canadian First Nations riches - over 150 years on, they could finally get billions
- Authors
- Leyland Cecco
- Published
- Dec 15 2023
- Word count
- 2222 words
This article does a good job of covering the history, the involved indigenous communities' struggles, and the 2018 Superior Court ruling, but it kinda glosses over the settlement deal itself. And I feel like it's also missing some pretty important information about the still ongoing Robinson Huron treaty annuities case, which has potentially far-reaching financial implications regarding other violated treaties throughout Canada. Which is why, despite agreeing to the $10bn settlement, the Ontario government is actually still appealed that Superior Court ruling discussed in this article (which was later upheld by our Court of Appeal in 2021) to the Supreme Court of Canada.
CBC article from last month:
Supreme Court of Canada hears Ontario's appeal of landmark Robinson Huron treaty annuities case
And here's the SCC case docket (if anyone wants to follow the proceedings):
https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/info/dock-regi-eng.aspx?cas=40024
p.s. The requested "media lock-up" is not quite as harsh as it sounds:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_lock-up#Use