Powley Case
Voyageur Articles
April, 2001
“Friday, February 23rd, 2001, may well become a day
of national Métis celebration in Canada. It was on
this day...that the Ontario Court of Appeal brought down its
decision affirming the previous lower court decisions in the
matter of the Government of Ontario versus Steve and Rod Powley.
“This decision carries with it a panoply of such far
reaching implications that its final effect may not be fully
appreciated for years.
“However, an immediate impact will be felt in the relationship
between the Métis Nation of Ontario and the Government
of Ontario. The justices of the Ontario Court of Appeal have
insisted that the Government of Ontario meet with the MNO
to create a hunting policy that accommodates the constitutional
right of the Métis as Aboriginal people to hunt for
food. This agreement must be reached by February 23, 2002....” |
