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The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal from the Saskatchewan government over a lawsuit alleging a M\u00e9tis organization wasn’t consulted over uranium exploration permits. The unanimous ruling issued Friday lets M\u00e9tis Nation Saskatchewan proceed with its legal action against the province, after permits were granted more than three years ago in northwest Saskatchewan near Patterson Lake. The court says it was not an abuse of process for M\u00e9tis Nation Saskatchewan to sue the province on the issue. “Although abuse of process is possible in proceedings involving Indigenous litigants, the unique context of Aboriginal rights litigation must always be borne in mind,” the decision says. M\u00e9tis Nation Saskatchewan filed a claim in 2021 against the province arguing it had Aboriginal title and rights to the land where NexGen Energy… <\/p>\n

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The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal from the Saskatchewan government over a lawsuit alleging a M\u00e9tis organization wasn’t consulted over uranium exploration permits. The unanimous ruling issued Friday lets M\u00e9tis Nation Saskatchewan proceed with its legal action against the province, after permits were granted more than three years ago in northwest Saskatchewan near Patterson Lake. The court says it was not an abuse of process for M\u00e9tis Nation Saskatchewan to sue the province on the issue. “Although abuse of process is possible in proceedings involving Indigenous litigants, the unique context of Aboriginal rights litigation must always be borne in mind,” the decision says. M\u00e9tis Nation Saskatchewan filed a claim in 2021 against the province arguing it had Aboriginal title and rights to the land where NexGen Energy... <\/p>\n

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