Quebec (Attorney General) v. Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Citation2024 SCC 39
Docket Number40619
Date27 November 2024

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  • R. v. Singer
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 20, 2026
    ...R. v. Buhay, 2003 SCC 30, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 631; R. v. Wise, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 527; Quebec (Attorney General) v. Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan, 2024 SCC 39; R. v. McGuffie, 2016 ONCA 365, 131 O.R. (3d) 643; R. v. Lafrance, 2022 SCC 32, [2022] S.C.R. 393. By Martin J. (dissenting) R. v. Waterfield......
  • Chaboyer v. Saskatchewan Power Corporation
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • March 21, 2025
    ...First Nation, 2010 SCC 53 at para 10, [2010] 3 SCR 103 [Beckman]; see also Quebec (Attorney General) v Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan, 2024 SCC 39; Saskatchewan (Attorney General) v Witchekan Lake First Nation, 2023 FCA 105 at para 96, 482 DLR (4th) 352; Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporate......
  • Cowichan Tribes v Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • August 7, 2025
    ...to act as though the honour of the Crown is engaged: at paras. 63–66. 1715 In Quebec (Attorney General) v. Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan, 2024 SCC 39, the majority found that the honour of the Crown can apply to a contract between an Indigenous group and the Crown when the purpose of the cont......
  • St. Theresa Point First Nation v. Canada
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • December 5, 2025
    ...and 219-221 [Restoule]); and, in contractual relationships with First Nations (Quebec (Attorney General) v Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan, 2024 SCC 39 [Takuhikan]). The Honour of the Crown supports recognition of a duty enabling First Nations to hold Canada accountable, and further the objecti......
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  • Chaboyer v. Saskatchewan Power Corporation
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • March 21, 2025
    ...First Nation, 2010 SCC 53 at para 10, [2010] 3 SCR 103 [Beckman]; see also Quebec (Attorney General) v Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan, 2024 SCC 39; Saskatchewan (Attorney General) v Witchekan Lake First Nation, 2023 FCA 105 at para 96, 482 DLR (4th) 352; Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporate......
  • Cowichan Tribes v Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • August 7, 2025
    ...to act as though the honour of the Crown is engaged: at paras. 63–66. 1715 In Quebec (Attorney General) v. Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan, 2024 SCC 39, the majority found that the honour of the Crown can apply to a contract between an Indigenous group and the Crown when the purpose of the cont......
  • St. Theresa Point First Nation v. Canada
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • December 5, 2025
    ...and 219-221 [Restoule]); and, in contractual relationships with First Nations (Quebec (Attorney General) v Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan, 2024 SCC 39 [Takuhikan]). The Honour of the Crown supports recognition of a duty enabling First Nations to hold Canada accountable, and further the objecti......
  • Varley v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • April 29, 2025
    ...dimensions of justice, which can be called corrective and reconciliatory justice: Quebec (Attorney General) v Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan, 2024 SCC 39 at paragraph 148 [Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan]. Corrective justice is mainly embodied in doctrines of private law. Its aim is to correct the......
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