Not Reserving Judgment Episode 98: Monumental Aboriginal title decision. Plus B.C. nurse owes $94K for gender comments.
Aug 20, 2025
40:52
On Episode 98, we walk you through the monumental Cowichan decision, which found aboriginal title to 1,845 acres of greater Vancouver including over property owned in fee simple, and explain why we disagree with the $94,000 cost award against nurse Amy Hamm.
Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:
- Cowichan Tribes v Canada (Attorney General), 2025 BCSC 1490 (CanLII)
- The Less Certain Future of Private Land in British Columbia (Law for Breakfast)
- B.C. government to appeal historic land claim ruling for 4 First Nations (Global)
- New High School Course Pack from CCF Experts Helps Teachers Fight Civic Illiteracy (CCF)
- B.C. nurse accused of anti-trans comments ordered to pay almost $94K (Aldergrove Star)
- The new censorship: Regulatory creep, professional regulators, and growing limits on freedom of expression (Macdonald-Laurier Institute)
- Ian Cooper: I'm an entertainment lawyer. TIFF's defence of Hamas copyright is bunk
Not Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn.
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