Daniels v. Canada: Origins, Intentions, Futures

On August 14, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada decided Daniels v. Canada,[1] one of (if not) the most transformative indigenous constitutional cases of this generation.  The Daniels decision is the culmination of a 17-year legal odyssey that began in 1999. I’m going to discuss the origins of the Da...

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Main Author: Joseph Magnet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta 2017-11-01
Series:Aboriginal Policy Studies
Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/aps/index.php/aps/article/view/28316
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spelling doaj-ee9f949e82254b1fb3f9be0d0f228bc82020-11-25T01:49:43ZengUniversity of AlbertaAboriginal Policy Studies1923-32992017-11-016210.5663/aps.v6i2.2831628316Daniels v. Canada: Origins, Intentions, FuturesJoseph MagnetOn August 14, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada decided Daniels v. Canada,[1] one of (if not) the most transformative indigenous constitutional cases of this generation.  The Daniels decision is the culmination of a 17-year legal odyssey that began in 1999. I’m going to discuss the origins of the Daniels case, the hopes that motivated the plaintiffs’ team I led as we soldiered on, and invite you to peer into some possible futures in the aftermath of our victory. [1] Daniels v. Canada, 2016 SCC 12https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/aps/index.php/aps/article/view/28316
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description On August 14, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada decided Daniels v. Canada,[1] one of (if not) the most transformative indigenous constitutional cases of this generation.  The Daniels decision is the culmination of a 17-year legal odyssey that began in 1999. I’m going to discuss the origins of the Daniels case, the hopes that motivated the plaintiffs’ team I led as we soldiered on, and invite you to peer into some possible futures in the aftermath of our victory. [1] Daniels v. Canada, 2016 SCC 12
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