In June we noted here the $10billion lawsuit launched by Platinex, a mining promoter, against the KI First Nation of northern Ontario because the KI were asserting their treaty rights. Good to see that Mr Justice Patrick Smith of the Ontario Superior Court tossed the claim out. The Globe & Mail reports that he told Platinex it was “the author of its own financial misfortune by understating to investors its problems gaining access to the drilling site.” The judge also harshly criticized the Ontario government for abdicating its responsibilities.
Good to see an Ontario court that grasps the reality of our treaty obligations.
