Southwind v. Canada,
Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
Judge | Wagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas |
Neutral Citation | 2021 SCC 28 |
Citation | 2021 SCC 28 |
Docket Number | 38795 |
Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
Date | 16 July 2021 |
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SCC Rules That Crown's Fiduciary Duty Is Central In Assessing Compensation For Flooded Indigenous Reserve Land
...16, 2021, in the case of Southwind v Canada, 2021 SCC 28 (Southwind), the Supreme Court of Canada (the Court) ruled that the C$30-million awarded to Lac Seul First Nation (LSFN) by the Federal Court was insufficient compensation for the flooding of parts of its Reserve land in the 1920s. Th......
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Equitable Compensation In Indigenous Rights Cases Must Be Consistent With The Crown's Fiduciary Duty
...16, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada released its judgment in Southwind v. Canada, 2021 SCC 28, in which the Court allowed an appeal brought by Lac Seul First Nation regarding the amount they were owed for reserve lands taken in 1929, without a surrender or expropriation. The Court remitte......
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Supreme Court Of Canada Clarifies Equitable Compensation For Breach Of Crowns Fiduciary Duty To Indigenous Nations
...Court for re-assessment in light of the SCC's guidance.6 Footnotes 1. Guerin v. The Queen, [1984] 2 SCR 335 2. Southwind v. Canada, 2021 SCC 28 3. Southwind v. Canada, 2021 SCC 28 at paras 4. Ibid at para 73. 5. Ibid at paras 93-110. 6. Ibid at paras 119-129 The content of this article is i......
3 firm's commentaries
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SCC Rules That Crown's Fiduciary Duty Is Central In Assessing Compensation For Flooded Indigenous Reserve Land
...16, 2021, in the case of Southwind v Canada, 2021 SCC 28 (Southwind), the Supreme Court of Canada (the Court) ruled that the C$30-million awarded to Lac Seul First Nation (LSFN) by the Federal Court was insufficient compensation for the flooding of parts of its Reserve land in the 1920s. Th......
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Equitable Compensation In Indigenous Rights Cases Must Be Consistent With The Crown's Fiduciary Duty
...16, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada released its judgment in Southwind v. Canada, 2021 SCC 28, in which the Court allowed an appeal brought by Lac Seul First Nation regarding the amount they were owed for reserve lands taken in 1929, without a surrender or expropriation. The Court remitte......
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Supreme Court Of Canada Clarifies Equitable Compensation For Breach Of Crowns Fiduciary Duty To Indigenous Nations
...Court for re-assessment in light of the SCC's guidance.6 Footnotes 1. Guerin v. The Queen, [1984] 2 SCR 335 2. Southwind v. Canada, 2021 SCC 28 3. Southwind v. Canada, 2021 SCC 28 at paras 4. Ibid at para 73. 5. Ibid at paras 93-110. 6. Ibid at paras 119-129 The content of this article is i......