With Great(er) Power Comes Great(er) Responsibility: Indigenous Rights and Municipal Autonomy
This article asks how the dialogue surrounding greater municipal autonomy intersects with Aboriginal rights and title, recognized under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 (Constitution), with a particular focus on Toronto. The first part of this article sets out the ways in which Toronto sough...
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ftyorkunivohls:oai:digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca:jlsp-1410 2023-08-15T12:41:18+02:00 With Great(er) Power Comes Great(er) Responsibility: Indigenous Rights and Municipal Autonomy Flynn, Alexandra 2021-02-08T20:57:02Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/jlsp/vol34/iss1/6 https://doi.org/10.60082/0829-3929.1410 https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/context/jlsp/article/1410/viewcontent/uc.pdf unknown Osgoode Digital Commons https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/jlsp/vol34/iss1/6 doi:10.60082/0829-3929.1410 https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/context/jlsp/article/1410/viewcontent/uc.pdf Journal of Law and Social Policy Law text 2021 ftyorkunivohls https://doi.org/10.60082/0829-3929.1410 2023-07-22T23:06:33Z This article asks how the dialogue surrounding greater municipal autonomy intersects with Aboriginal rights and title, recognized under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 (Constitution), with a particular focus on Toronto. The first part of this article sets out the ways in which Toronto sought empowerment following the Better Local Government Act or Bill 5, including judicial consideration of the constitutional role of Canadian municipalities, the legislative advances made by provincial governments, and the yet-implemented possibilities of protection through a little-used mechanism within the Constitution. Part II analyzes the obligations of municipalities in respect of Indigenous Peoples and communities with or without increased authority. I explain the ways in which municipal governments are introducing legal reforms to improve Indigenous-municipal relationships, the increasing expectations of municipal consultation with First Nations, and the direction of Canadian jurisprudence. In the final part of the article, I argue that any municipalities seeking protection or asserting a role as a democratic government within the Canadian federal landscape must understand their obligations to Indigenous communities. Text First Nations York University Toronto, Osgoode Hall Law School: Osgoode Digital Commons Journal of Law and Social Policy 34 1 111 127 |
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This article asks how the dialogue surrounding greater municipal autonomy intersects with Aboriginal rights and title, recognized under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 (Constitution), with a particular focus on Toronto. The first part of this article sets out the ways in which Toronto sought empowerment following the Better Local Government Act or Bill 5, including judicial consideration of the constitutional role of Canadian municipalities, the legislative advances made by provincial governments, and the yet-implemented possibilities of protection through a little-used mechanism within the Constitution. Part II analyzes the obligations of municipalities in respect of Indigenous Peoples and communities with or without increased authority. I explain the ways in which municipal governments are introducing legal reforms to improve Indigenous-municipal relationships, the increasing expectations of municipal consultation with First Nations, and the direction of Canadian jurisprudence. In the final part of the article, I argue that any municipalities seeking protection or asserting a role as a democratic government within the Canadian federal landscape must understand their obligations to Indigenous communities. |
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