Laura Bird et al v. Canada (Attorney General) et al
Laura Bird
Law Firm / Organization
MLT Aikins LLP
Lloyd Yew
Law Firm / Organization
MLT Aikins LLP
Canada (Attorney General)
Law Firm / Organization
Department of Justice Canada
Canoe Lake Cree First Nation
Law Firm / Organization
Bailey Wadden & Duffy LLP
Lawyer(s)

Evan C. Duffy

- Parties: The appellants were Laura Bird and Lloyd Yew. The respondents were Canada (Attorney General) and Canoe Lake Cree First Nation. 

- Subject Matter: This appeal sought to set aside a Federal Court judgment, which denied the appellants' judicial review application in file T- 1785-23. The application alleged that the Canoe Lake Cree First Nation Citizenship Law discriminated on the basis of sex and/or gender or other analogous grounds in violation of s. 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; was not justified by s. 1 of the Charter; breached s. 28 of the Charter and s. 35(4) of the Constitution Act, 1982; and was not shielded by s. 25 of the Charter. The appeal argued that the application judge erred in finding that there was no administrative decision being challenged, erred in finding that the matter was not properly framed as a judicial review and should be commenced as an action, erred by setting aside the application on the ground that a different originating document should have been used, and erred in finding the declaratory relief and mandamus remedies were unavailable. This case is ongoing. 

- Date: The hearing was set on Mar. 25, 2025. 

- Venue: This was a federal case before the Federal Court of Appeal. 

- Amount: No financial award was specified.

Federal Court of Appeal
A-270-24
Aboriginal law
$ 0
06 September 2024