March 7, 2024

Thank You and Farewell to Emily Clough

We at BCLI would like to bid a grateful farewell and give a big thank you to Emily Clough as she concludes her term on our Board. Emily’s sojourn with us at the BCLI began when she was appointed to the Board by the Ministry of Attorney General in March Read more…

March 1, 2024

Public hearings consultation extended

The consultation period for the Consultation Paper on Renovating the Public Hearing has been extended to 22 March 2024. Please visit the Renovate the Public Hearing project page to download your copy of the consultation paper and to read about how to submit a response.

February 26, 2024

Legal Pluralism and the SCC’s decision in Reference re An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families

The BCLI’s Reconciliation Primers highlight how legal pluralism underpins meaningful implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). It can support the application and prioritization of separate and shared legal authorities. As noted in Legal Pluralism: Indigenous Legal Orders & Canadian State Law, the Act respecting Read more…

February 15, 2024

One month left to have your say on renovating the public hearing

BCLI is currently seeking input on how local governments engage the public over land-use bylaws. The Consultation Paper on Renovating the Public Hearing poses six broad issues for reform and sets out a series of options for addressing each of them. The consultation for this project has one month remaining. Read more…

January 31, 2024

CCEL Dementia + Decision Making Project

January is Alzheimer’s Awareness month and the Canadian Centre for Elder Law is commemorating the month with the much anticipated release of the Dementia + Decision-Making Project. Building on our previous work, which revealed that there is a need to better engage people living with dementia in decisions relating to Read more…