SUPREME COURT OF CANADA -- JUDGMENTS IN APPEALS
OTTAWA, 2009‑02-13. THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA HAS TODAY RENDERED JUDGMENT IN THE FOLLOWING APPEALS.
FROM: SUPREME COURT OF CANADA (613) 995‑4330
COUR SUPRÊME DU CANADA -- JUGEMENTS SUR APPELS
OTTAWA, 2009‑02-13. LA COUR SUPRÊME DU CANADA A RENDU JUGEMENT AUJOURD’HUI DANS LES APPELS SUIVANTS.
SOURCE: COUR SUPRÊME DU CANADA (613) 995‑4330
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31875 Chief John Ermineskin, Lawrence Wildcat, Gordon Lee, Art Littlechild, Maurice Wolfe, Curtis Ermineskin, Gerry Ermineskin, Earl Ermineskin, Rick Wolfe, Ken Cutarm, Brian Less and Lester Fraynn, the elected Chief and Councillors of the Ermineskin Indian Band and Nation, suing on their own behalf and on behalf of all the other members of the Ermineskin Indian Band and Nation v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Minister of Finance - and - Attorney General of Ontario, Attorney General of Quebec, Attorney General of Alberta, Assembly of First Nations and Lac Seul First Nation (F.C.)
2009 SCC 9 / 2009 CSC 9
Coram: McLachlin C.J. and LeBel, Deschamps, Fish, Abella, Charron and Rothstein JJ.
The appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A‑618‑05, 2006 FCA 415, dated December 20, 2006, heard on May 22, 2008, is dismissed with costs.
L’appel interjeté contre l’arrêt de la Cour d’appel fédérale, numéro A‑618‑05, 2006 CAF 415, en date du 20 décembre 2006, entendu le 22 mai 2008, est rejeté avec dépens.
31869 Chief Victor Buffalo, acting on his own behalf and on behalf of all the other members of the Samson Indian Band and Nation, and Samson Indian Band and Nation v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Minister of Finance - and - Attorney General of Ontario, Attorney General of Quebec, Attorney General of Alberta, Saddle Lake Indian Band, Stoney Indian Band, Assembly of First Nations and Lac Seul First Nation (F.C.)
2009 SCC 9 / 2009 CSC 9
Coram: McLachlin C.J. and LeBel, Deschamps, Fish, Abella, Charron and Rothstein JJ.
The appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A‑629‑05, 2006 FCA 415, dated December 20, 2006, heard on May 22, 2008, is dismissed with costs.
L’appel interjeté contre l’arrêt de la Cour d’appel fédérale, numéro A‑629‑05, 2006 CAF 415, en date du 20 décembre 2006, entendu le 22 mai 2008, est rejeté avec dépens.