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R. v. Sparrow, 1990

From: The Court and the Constitution

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The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously upheld the setting aside of a conviction for fishing contrary to terms of an Indian band’s food fishing licence, and the order for a new trial on the issue of whether the restriction in the licence infringed treaty rights under the Constitution Act, 1982.

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Tom Bateman

Thomas Bateman is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at St. Thomas University in Fredericton.

Janet Hieber

Janet Hiebert is a Professor in the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University in Kingston.

Rainer Knopff

Rainer Knopff is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary.

Peter Russell

Peter H. Russell is Professor of political science (Emeritus) at the University of Toronto.