Who Wins: Indigenous Rights or Property Rights?

Who wins: Indigenous rights or property rights?

Legal experts warn of growing tensions between Indigenous title and private property rights The post Court ruling on Indigenous title threatens private property rights first appeared on Calgary's Business.

Court Ruling On Indigenous Title Threatens Private Property Rights | Frontier Centre For Public Policy

Joseph Quesnel examines the growing conflict between Indigenous rights and private property ownership. Using the 2024 dispute between the Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation and the Town of South Bruce Peninsula as a case study, he warns that governments and Indigenous groups must collaborate before court cases escalate. Quesnel calls for universal rules on land ownership to prevent confusion and proposes constitutionalizing property rights to secu