May 21, 2024 | 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Eastern
Zoom Meeting
The panel will focus on the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision, Reference re An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, 2024 SCC 5 where the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a federal law affirming Indigenous Peoples’ right to self-government for child and family services.
The panellists will consider the implications of this decision for public sector lawyers and the context of the implementation of UNDRIP by the federal United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, SC 2021, c 14 and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, SBC 2019, c 44.
Moderators
Will Scott Randall II, General Counsel, Advisor Office for Alberta Workers' Compensation
Melanie Mortensen, Legislative Counsel, Legal Services Branch, BC Ministry of Attorney General
Speakers
Gib van Ert, Partner, Olthuis van Ert, Ottawa and Vancouver
George Nicholson, Deputy Supervisor and Legal Counsel, Indigenous Legal Relations Bridging Team, BC Ministry of Attorney General
Heather Cochran, Legal Counsel, BC Ministry of Attorney General
Judith Hoffman, General Counsel, BC Regional Office, National Litigation Sector, Department of Justice (Canada)
