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Pratte, Guy J.
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
1 (888) 918-2545
gpratte@blg.com
Mr. Pratte's practice
focuses on commercial
litigation and public
law in both Ontario
and Quebec. He pleads
regularly before the
Supreme Court of
Canada, the Federal
Courts and the Superior
and Appeal Courts of
Ontario and Quebec.
Ranking, Gerald L.R.
Fasken Martineau
DuMoulin LLP
(416) 865-4419
granking@fasken.com
Mr. Ranking's civil,
administrative and
commercial litigation,
arbitration and mediation
practice extends to
professional negligence,
pensions, shareholder
rights, banking,
insurance, real estate,
product liability and
employment matters.
Renaud, AdE,
Madeleine
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
(514) 397-4252
mrenaud@mccarthy.ca
Ms. Renaud advises a
broad range of Canadian
and international
clients on all aspects
of competition law.
Her litigation practice
includes criminal and civil
competition law cases,
including class actions,
administrative and
regulatory law.
Radomski, Harry B.
Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-4142
hradomski@
goodmans.ca
Mr. Radomski's national
litigation practice focuses
on IP law before courts
and tribunals. He has
appeared before the
SCC on leading patent
and trade-mark issues,
and is recognized for
proceedings under the
PMNOC for generic
clients.
Reddon, Andrew J.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
(416) 601-7928
areddon@mccarthy.ca
Mr. Reddon is the chair
of the fi rm's National
Intellectual Property
Litigation Group.
His practice focuses
almost exclusively on IP
litigation, primarily in the
fi eld of patent litigation.
Reynolds, R. Bruce
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
(416) 367-6255
breynolds@blg.com
Mr. Reynolds's practice
focuses on construction
contracts and dispute
resolution for large-
scale infrastructure,
industrial, institutional
and commercial projects.
He also specializes in the
arbitration and mediation
of construction-related
claims.
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GRASSY NARROWS FIRST NATION V.
ONTARIO (NATURAL RESOURCES)
DECISION DATE: JULY 11, 2014
In Grassy Narrows, the SCC unanimously ruled that the Government of
Ontario has the authority to "take up" land in the Keewatin Territory so
as to limit First Nations' harvesting rights under Treaty 3 without requir-
ing the approval of Canada. e SCC further held that provinces have
the authority to infringe treaty harvesting rights if the infringement can
be justifi ed under s. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 (the Act).
Under the terms of Treaty 3, the First Nation signatories agreed to
surrender their title and rights to approximately 55,000 square miles of
land (subject to lands reserved for their use), including the Keewatin Ter-
ritory. Treaty 3 gave the First Nation signatories the right to hunt and
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