Barriston LLPBarrie, ON · June 11, 2026Reckoning With a 150 Year Breach: The Supreme Court of Canada’s Landmark Decision in Ontario v. Restoule (2024 SCC 27)
The Restoule litigation centers on the Robinson‑Huron and Robinson‑Superior Treaties of 1850, in which the Anishinaabe of the Upper Great Lakes ceded more than 100,000 km² of land to the Crown in exchange for lump‑sum payments, perpetual annuities, hunting and fishing rights, and reserve lands. Crucially, these treaties included an Augmentation Clause, requiring that annuities...
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