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Dionne Schulze will represent the Assembly of First Nations of Québec-Labrador before the Supreme Court of Canada

23/04/2024

Dionne Schulze is honoured to represent the Assembly of First Nations of Québec-Labrador in its intervention before the Supreme Court of Canada | Cour suprême du Canada in the case of Attorney General of Québec v. Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan.

This case concerns the funding of the First Nations Policing Program (FNPP) in Canada and the constitutional obligations of Quebec and Canada to provide adequate support to Indigenous policing services.

Marie-Eve Dumont will appear for the Assembly of First Nations of Québec-Labrador at the appeal hearing on April 23.

The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in this case may have important implications for the funding of Indigenous policing services and the interpretation of contract between the Crown and First Nations in Canada.

For more information: https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/general/scc-hearing-case-with-implications-for-government-funding-of-first-nations-police-services/380588