Speaker: Thomas Isaac,
Our speaker this month is Thomas Isaac, a former Chief Treaty Negotiator, and currently a partner, Aboriginal law, with law firm Cassels Brock & Blackwell.
He will talk to us about recent developments in Aboriginal law and policy in B.C., including the Cowichan decision, UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the future ofBritish Columbia.
As we know there is a tremendous amount of uncertainty around First Nations’ rights when they conflict with provincial and federal rights. Who has the final say? Tom Isaac will explain what he thinks needs to be done before that is clarified.