Does the Honour of the Crown Apply to Funding Agreements? Case Comment - Quebec (Attorney General) v. Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan, 2024 - Yellowhead Institute

Does the Honour of the Crown Apply to Funding Agreements? Case Comment - Quebec (Attorney General) v. Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan, 2024 - Yellowhead Institute

In Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan, a majority of the Supreme Court of Canada held that Quebec breached the honour of the Crown in its negotiation of a funding agreement with the government of the Pekuakamiulnuatsh First Nation, and awarded the First Nation damages equal to the amount of the funding deficit created by Quebec’s breach. This case is important for First Nations, Métis and Inuit governments that are exercising their inherent right to se…