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Citizen and First Nation react to the way court balanced rights regarding residency requirment.
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Citizen and First Nation react to the way court balanced rights regarding residency requirment.
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada is upholding a rule that requires members of a Yukon First Nation to live in its community should they want to serve on its council.
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OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is upholding a rule that requires members of a Yukon First Nation to live in its community should they want to serve on its council.
The majority of the court ruled that the Charter applies to self-governing Indigenous communities but that where little-known Section 25 is in irreconcilable conflict with individual Charter rights, it trumps those rights