Ontario (Natural Resources) v. Blais

Ontario (Natural Resources) v. Blais

Case Number:
  • 2015 ONCJ 282
Offence(s):
  • Commercial logging
Location:
  • Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Date of Offence(s):
  • 3 times between October 2007 and January 2009
Association(s):
  • Defendant was member of Métis Nation Ontario and Ontario Métis Aboriginal Association prior to that (No Indigenous ancestry, relies on ancestor who never actually existed) on strength of “mixed ancestry” and adopted into Sault Ste. Marie Métis community.
Status:
  • Judgment on March 11, 2015
Decision:
  • Judge ruled against defendant’s right to log commercially, but nonetheless affirmed that he was a member of historic Sault Ste. Marie community due to adoption and “mixed ancestry”.
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