Justice Barbara Young of the British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled that the Cowichan Tribe now has “aboriginal title” to the land. The ruling happened in August, though it received little attention. Now, residents are sounding the alarm, and even legal experts are unsure if this mean people will lose their homes should the tribe simply choose to take them.
A Blaze article quotes Doug Newman, a University of Saskatchewan Law Professor, He said of the ruling, “If the law from this decision were maintained, it would be possible for them to pursue a claim against private residents too. Private residents might have some different defenses, but we don’t know how that plays out… The fact I can’t give you an answer [about whether residents could lose their homes] with any certainty is maybe the most concerning part. This could all play out in various ways.”
Could some Canadian homeowners soon be evicted due to a recent controversial court ruling?
Due to an August ruling by Justice Barbara Young of the B.C. Supreme Court, residents of Richmond, British Columbia, could be forced to give up their homes and hit the road.
According to The Blaze:
Members of the Cowichan Tribes, an Indian band in B.C. comprising around 5,500 souls, brought a legal action several years ago against the Canadian federal government, the Province of British Columbia, the City of Richmond, and other parties, seeking a declaration of aboriginal title to 1,846 acres of land in Richmond.
from www.americanthinker.com