Anderson v. Alberta
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Judge | Wagner, Richard; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud |
| Citation | 2022 SCC 6 |
| Date | 18 March 2022 |
| Docket Number | 39323 |
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...own child welfare laws.  Akamihk finds itself caught in the transition as it finds its way forward.  In Anderson v Alberta, 2022 SCC 6, the Supreme Court of Canada considered an application for advance costs by the Beaver Lake Cree Nation to fund litigation relating to its unext......
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...matters as the history of colonialism, displacement, and residential schools” (at para. 60). See also: Anderson v. Alberta, 2022 SCC 6 at para. 36; Dominique (on behalf of the members of the Pekuakamiulnuatsh First Nation) v. Public Safety Canada, 2022 CHRT 4 at paras. ......
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...era. CASES OF INTEREST RECONCILIATION MATTERS: THE SCC'S DECISION ON ADVANCED COSTS IN ANDERSON In Anderson v Alberta (Attorney General), 2022 SCC 6, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) held that advanced costs may be available to a First Nation even where that Nation has funds to pay litigat......
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