An OPP Sheriff read a notice for an injunction to the land defenders at #1492LandBackLane.
@KateGunn3 of @FirstPeoplesLaw wrote 'Injunctions as a Tool of Colonialism'. This article can be read here: firstpeopleslaw.com/index/articles…
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@KateGunn3 of @FirstPeoplesLaw wrote 'Injunctions as a Tool of Colonialism'. This article can be read here: firstpeopleslaw.com/index/articles…
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Companies now frequently obtain injunctions to prevent Indigenous people from erecting blockades, interfering with project activities or exercising other “self-help” remedies intended to protect and preserve their lands.
- firstpeopleslaw.com/index/articles…
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- firstpeopleslaw.com/index/articles…
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When a court grants an interlocutory injunction it is not deciding which party is “right”. Instead, the purpose of an injunction is to preserve the status quo until the underlying dispute is resolved.
- firstpeopleslaw.com/index/articles…
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- firstpeopleslaw.com/index/articles…
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The “balance of convenience” factor...frequently works against the interests of Indigenous people seeking to protect their lands and constitutional rights.
firstpeopleslaw.com/index/articles…
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firstpeopleslaw.com/index/articles…
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Extraction and economic growth are often at direct odds First Nations rights and values - including the unresolved underlying issues at 1492 Land Back Lane. @Yellowhead_ has written some crucial documentation here:
redpaper.yellowheadinstitute.org
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redpaper.yellowheadinstitute.org
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We'll have more updates on #1492LandBackLane as they develop and we will keep reserving the top of the 11am hour on Sunday mornings for updates on Newstalk 610 CKTB
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