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Changes to the Fisheries Act regulations – are they crossing a constitutional line?

Laura Bowman In July 2026, the federal government published amendments to the Authorizations Concerning Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Regulations...

Consultation Failure leads to Remittal of KSM Substantial Start Date  

By Tennile Sunday and Laura Bowman  The BC Supreme Court recently ruled, in Tsetsaut Skii Km Lax Ha Nation v British Columbia...

Re-introduced First Nations Clean Water Act waters down First Nations collaboration and jurisdiction

By Laura Bowman and Tennile Sunday On June 16, 2026, Bill C-37, An Act respecting water, source water, drinking water, wastewater and related...

Aboriginal title and land back after Wolastoqey, what is the state of the law right now?

Laura Bowman and Tennile Sunday Canada is facing a major question about land and history: Can Indigenous land rights and...

Indian Resource Council

It was an important day for Canada today. I’m grateful to have been asked to be a panelist at today’s...

Res Conference

Macpherson Law LLP has been attending this year’s Res conference in Las Vegas which hosts First Nations Chiefs from both...