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Sask. government amended its trespassing act ahead of dispute with Ottawa

Sask. government amended its trespassing act ahead of dispute with Ottawa

The Government of Saskatchewan amended its provincial trespassing act ahead of its ongoing dispute with the federal government. The amendment changes the definition of a “person” within the Trespass to Property Act to include “the Crown, in the right of Canada.” “There’s references to various persons, and all that this order in council does is it says that person can include an agent, essentially the Crown in the right of Canada,” Martin Olszynski, a law professor at the University of Calgary, said.

Feds must set aside $8 billion for First Nation water infrastructure, settlements: courts

Feds must set aside $8 billion for First Nation water infrastructure, settlements: courts

A recent court decision mandates billions of dollars be set aside to bring clean drinking water to a number of First Nations communities and to compensate community members who have lived for years under boil-water advisories and without access to clean water. In a joint decision, the Federal Court of Canada and Manitoba’s Court of Queen’s Bench approved an $8-billion settlement agreement.