Oct. 11, 2018
ABlawg cited by SCC in recent decision
ABlawg, The Faculty of Law blog has been cited by the Supreme Court of Canada in Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Governor General in Council), 2018 SCC 40.
Professor Nigel Bankes' 2016 post “The Duty to Consult and the Legislative Process: But What About Reconciliation?" was cited in the Court's judgement, which was rendered on October 11, 2018. This is the first time ABlawg has been cited by the Supreme Court of Canada.
The Court's judgement concluded that there is no duty to consult Indigenous groups on federal law-making.