Blog posted by Richard D. Lindgren, CELA Counsel on March 20, 2014 In Canada, all persons are duty-bound to comply with the laws of the land. No one is above the law, and the “mistake of law” defence has long been rejected…
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First Nations’ Environmental Governance
Title: First Nations' Environmental Governance Resource Type: Presentation Content: 884FirstNationsEnviroGovernance_0 # of Pages: 34 Date authored: January 8, 2013 Publication number: 884 Author/s: Theresa McClenaghan Author Organization: CELA
Bill S-11: An Attempt to Introduce a First Nations Drinking Water Bill, Presentation to Insight Aboriginal Law Forum
Title: Bill S-11: An Attempt to Introduce a First Nations Drinking Water Bill Presentation to Insight Aboriginal Law Forum Resource Type: Presentation Content: 812Bill S-11 – An Attempt to Introduce a-1 # of Pages: 41 Date authored: October 24, 2011…
Comments on the constitutionality of Bill C-377, The Climate Change Accountability Act
Title: Testimony Before the House of Commons of Canada Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainability Development on The Constitutionality of Bill C-377, The Climate Change Accountability Act Resource Type: Report, Response to Consultation Content: 602Bill_C_377 # of Pages: 11…
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Environmental Governance in First Nation Communities
Title: Environmental Governance in First Nation Communities Presentation to the Provincial Aboriginal Women's Environmental Health Conference, Thunder Bay, August 15, 2003 Resource Type: Presentation Content: EnvGovFirstNation # of Pages: 10 Date authored: August 15, 2003 Author/s: Theresa McClenaghan Author Organization:…
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Why Should Aboriginal Peoples Exercise Governance Over Environmental Issues?
Title: Why Should Aboriginal Peoples Exercise Governance Over Environmental Issues? Reprinted from original article in the New Brunswick Law Journal, Aboriginal Issues Volume, 51 UNBLJ (2002) 211 (19 pp) Resource Type: Article Content: UNBLJ_Forum # of Pages: 18 Date authored:…
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