Drew Lafond

Feb 20, 2024 | mondaq.com | Anna Beatch |Drew Lafond |Josh Morrison |Michael Clark

Canada's highest court has ruled that An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, SC 2019, c 24 (the "Act") as a whole is constitutionally valid.1 As further set out in a previous blog post, the Act affirms that the inherent right of self-government recognized and affirmed by Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 (the "Constitution") includes jurisdiction in relation to Indigenous child and family services ("CFS") and establishes a framework through which...

Feb 19, 2024 | mondaq.com | Anna Beatch |Drew Lafond |Josh Morrison |Michael Clark

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, SC 2019, c 24 (the "Act") is constitutionally valid. The Province of Quebec had referred the following constitutional question to the Quebec Court of Appeal: [Translation] Is the Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families ultra vires the jurisdiction of the Parliament of Canada under the Constitution of Canada?