Watson v. Canada, 2020 FC 129
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Federal Court (Canada) |
| Citation | 2020 FC 129 |
| Date | 28 January 2020 |
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10 practice notes
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Joyce v. Nova Scotia (Attorney General),
...thereof is found under the Federal Court Rule enacted in 2008 in response to the Enge v. Canada, 2017 FC 932 decision: Watson v. Canada, 2020 FC 129 at para. 404.I note that there is jurisprudential uncertainty regarding whether only one aboriginal group can be the representative of a s. ......
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Restoule v. Canada (Attorney General),
...One Reasons, at para. 505. [200] Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, at para. 83, citing Dickson, at p. 91. [201] See e.g., Watson v. Canada, 2020 FC 129 (in which only declaratory relief was granted); Yahey. v. British Columbia, 2021 BCSC 1287 ; and Manitoba Metis, which concerned constitutiona......
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Aboriginal Law and Indigenous Law in the Federal Courts of Canada
...in Jim Shot Both Sides v R , 2019 FC 789 , Plains Cree in Thomas v One Arrow First Nation , 2019 FC 1663 , and Cree in Watson v Canada , 2020 FC 129. 43 See Thurton, above note 41 . [ 426 ] Aboriginal Law and Indigenous Law in the Federal Courts of Canada substantial contributions in majo......
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George Gordon First Nation v Saskatchewan,
...selected by the parties: [citations omitted]. (Underline emphasis in original) [177] Recently, in Watson v Canada, 2020 FC 129, the Federal Court reiterated that a TLE agreement is a contract, and that its proper interpretation involves the application of contract la......
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6 cases
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Joyce v. Nova Scotia (Attorney General),
...thereof is found under the Federal Court Rule enacted in 2008 in response to the Enge v. Canada, 2017 FC 932 decision: Watson v. Canada, 2020 FC 129 at para. 404.I note that there is jurisprudential uncertainty regarding whether only one aboriginal group can be the representative of a s. ......
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Restoule v. Canada (Attorney General),
...One Reasons, at para. 505. [200] Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, at para. 83, citing Dickson, at p. 91. [201] See e.g., Watson v. Canada, 2020 FC 129 (in which only declaratory relief was granted); Yahey. v. British Columbia, 2021 BCSC 1287 ; and Manitoba Metis, which concerned constitutiona......
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George Gordon First Nation v Saskatchewan,
...selected by the parties: [citations omitted]. (Underline emphasis in original) [177] Recently, in Watson v Canada, 2020 FC 129, the Federal Court reiterated that a TLE agreement is a contract, and that its proper interpretation involves the application of contract la......
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R v Ochapowace Ski Resort Inc.,
...2004 SCC 73 , [2004] 3 SCR 511 [Haida Nation], which recognizes pre-existing Aboriginal sovereignty. They also point to Watson v Canada, 2020 FC 129 [Watson], a decision from the Federal Court, which is said to be the lynchpin of their appeal. [83] ......
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1 firm's commentaries
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The United Nations Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples In Canada: Bill C-15 Introduced
...4. UNDRIP, supra note 2. 5. Baker v Canada (Minister of Citizenship & Immigration), 1999 SCC 699 at para 69; Watson v Canada, 2020 FC 129 at para 351; Kerry Wilkins, "Strategizing UNDRIP Implementation: Some Fundamentals" in UNDRIP Implementation: More Reflections on the Braiding of Interna......
2 books & journal articles
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Aboriginal Law and Indigenous Law in the Federal Courts of Canada
...in Jim Shot Both Sides v R , 2019 FC 789 , Plains Cree in Thomas v One Arrow First Nation , 2019 FC 1663 , and Cree in Watson v Canada , 2020 FC 129. 43 See Thurton, above note 41 . [ 426 ] Aboriginal Law and Indigenous Law in the Federal Courts of Canada substantial contributions in majo......
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IMPLEMENTING UNDRIP: AN ANALYSIS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA'S DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLESACT.
...of the decided cases that reference UNDRIP conclude that the Declaration is not relevant to the issue at hand. See e.g. Watson v Canada. 2020 FC 129 at para 351. It is the responsibility of counsel who reference UNDRIP to demonstrate how it bears upon the interpretive issue at hand. For an ......