By John Chilibeck Local Journalism Initiative In what’s being described as a landmark decision, a judge has ordered that several big industrial defendants and everyday private property owners must be removed from a lawsuit launched by the Wolastoqey Nation. But there’s a big catch. If the Aboriginal title claim is proven in court, Indigenous leaders could still demand reparations for the taking and transfer of their land by the Crown – or today’s provincial and federal governments – more than 200 years ago. “We are thrilled by this decision and so happy the court put an end to the attacks on our claim,” said Chief Allan Polchies of Sitansisk, or St. Mary’s First Nation, in a release on Friday. “We applaud the Honourable Justice Gregory for her courageous and well…
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