Supreme Court hears arguments on time limitations to bring claims of treaty obligation breaches

The Supreme Court of Canada was told today by the Blood Tribe and numerous First Nations interveners that barring claims based on breaches of the Crown’s treaty obligations because of provincial limitation periods was not furthering reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.

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