12:00 | 1:30 LUNCH with Keynote speaker – Justice Harry Slade, Specific Claims Tribunal
The Specific Claims Tribunal was established pursuant to the Specific Claims Tribunal Act (Canada). The
purpose of the Tribunal is to decide issues of validity and compensation relating to the Specific Claims of First
Nations.
1:30 | 2:45 IMPLEMENTING TREATIES
How does a treaty move from paper to practice? How do we implement historic treaties in a modern context?
While a great deal of focus has been placed on the negotiation of "modern day" treaties, the parties have had to
address numerous issues while trying to implement such treaties.
Moderator: Bradley D. Regehr, D’Arcy & Deacon LLP
Speakers: Donald Nicholls, Director of Justice and Correctional Services for the