Supreme Court rules Ontario and Ottawa made a ‘mockery’ of First Nations treaty, orders them to negotiate settlement in multibillion-dollar lawsuit
OTTAWA—The governments of Canada and Ontario “dishonourably breached” their promises to the Anishinaabe of the upper Great Lakes by freezing annual treaty payments at $4 a person for 150 years, and it’s up to both parties to come to an agreement on how much is owed, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday.
In a landmark ruling, Canada’s highest court slammed the Crown’s approach to the Robinson Treaties, forcing the governments of Canada and Ontario to negotiate an agreement with the beneficiaries of the Robinson-Superior treaty, who are seeking $126 billion in compensation, within six months.
