B.C. bar president says UNDRIP law implementation must be transparent, protect court access
Implementing DRIPA’s provisions is ‘complex work’ that must be undertaken transparently, in partnership with Indigenous Peoples and with adequate funding, said CBABC president Patricia Blair.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 @ 2:41 PM
As B.C. contemplates making changes to its landmark Indigenous relations law, the president of the province’s bar association is affirming her organization’s support for the legislation and is calling on the government to be transparent in its implementation. In a statement issued April 14, Canadian Bar Association British Columbia Branch (CBABC) president Patricia Blair called the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), which mandates the B.C. government to bring provincial laws into alignment with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), the cornerstone of British Columbia’s commitment to reconciliation. ... [read more]
Indigenous leaders object to ‘one project, one review’ agreement between Manitoba, Ottawa
Thursday, April 16, 2026 @ 3:53 PM
First Nations leaders in Manitoba are claiming to have been wrongly left out of an agreement between the province and Ottawa designed to accelerate assessments of how development projects will impact the environment. ... [read more]
B.C. moves to implement treaty with Kitselas First Nation
Thursday, April 16, 2026 @ 2:59 PM
The British Columbia government has introduced legislation as part of a treaty implementation process with the Kitselas First Nation. ... [read more]
Court upholds finding that potato-processing tech does not infringe McCain patent
Thursday, April 16, 2026 @ 2:54 PM
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a decision that the use of pulsed electric field (PEF) technology to treat potatoes before cutting does not infringe a McCain Foods patent covering “high electric fields” used to reduce resistance in fruits and vegetables. ... [read more]
Court allows leave to appeal in foreclosure case regarding privileged legal accounts
Thursday, April 16, 2026 @ 11:16 AM
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has granted leave to appeal in a case requiring a lender to produce its legal bills for a costs assessment in a foreclosure dispute, saying the case raises important and unresolved questions about privilege and redemption rights. ... [read more]
