COURT  FILE   NUMBER:  

0803  06718  

COURT:  

COURT  OF  QUEEN’S  BENCH  OF  ALBERTA  

JUDICIAL  CENTRE:  

EDMONTON  

PLAINTIFFS:  

Germaine  Anderson  on  her  own  behalf  and   on  behalf  of  all  other  Beaver  Lake  Cree   Nation  beneficiaries  of  Treaty  No.  6  and   Beaver  Lake  Cree  Nation    

DEFENDANTS:  

Her  Majesty  the  Queen  in  Right  of  the   Province  of  Alberta  and  the  Attorney  General   of  Canada  

DOCUMENT:  

AMENDED,  AMENDED,    FURTHER,     AMENDED  STATEMENT  OF  CLAIM  

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NOTICE  TO  DEFENDANT(S)   You  are  being  sued.    You  are  a  Defendant.     Go  to  the  end  of  this  document  to  see  what  you  can  do  and  when  you  must  do  it.     Note:  State  below  only  facts  and  not  evidence  (Rule  13.6)   Overview   1.

Beaver   Lake   Cree   Nation   has   thrived   for   countless   generations   in   the   woodlands   and   lakes  in  its  traditional  territory,  living  off  those  lands  and  waters,  through  the  seasonal   harvesting   of   fish   and   animals,   and   the   gathering   of   plants,   berries   and   medicines.   Beaver   Lake’s   way   of   life,   including   their   language,   culture   and   spirituality,   has   been   shaped   by   their   dependence   on   these   lands   and   waters.   Beaver   Lake’s   identity   as   a  

 

people   is   inseparable   from   their   relationship   with   the   lands   and   waters   of   their   traditional  territory;  it  makes  them  who  they  are.   2.

In   1876,   the   Crown   and   the   ancestors   of   Beaver   Lake   entered   into   Treaty   6,   through   which  the  Crown  sought  Beaver  Lake’s  agreement  to  cede  and  surrender  the  lands  and   resources   in   its   traditional   territory   to   the   Crown.   In   exchange,   the   Crown   solemnly   promised   that   Beaver   Lake   could   maintain   their   way   of   life   and   would   be   provided   additional  gifts  by  the  Crown.  

3.

Since   the   signing   of   Treaty   6,   the   Crown   has   authorized   non-­‐aboriginal   land   uses   including  agriculture,  oil  and  gas,  forestry,  settlement  and  other  activities  without  due   regard   for   Beaver   Lake’s   way   of   life   or   for   the   conditions   necessary   for   the   continued   meaningful  exercise  of  Beaver  Lake’s  Treaty  6  rights.  

4.

As  a  result  of  the  Crown  authorizations,  large  areas  of  Beaver  Lake’s  traditional  territory   have  been  converted  into  landscapes  that  no  longer  support  Beaver  Lake’s  way  of  life.   Among   other   things,   habitats   have   been   fragmented,   lands   and   waters   have   been   degraded   and   substances   have   been   introduced   that   cause   legitimate   fears   of   contamination  and  pollution  of  traditional  resources.  

5.

In  such  a  transformed  landscape  Beaver  Lake’s  meaningful  exercise  of  its  way  of  life  has   been   significantly   impeded.   Simply   not   enough   quality   land,   waters   and   traditional   resources   remain.   Beaver   Lake   has   been   deprived   of   their   connection   to   the   land   and   waters   of   the   traditional   territory,   undermining   their   economy,   culture   and   very   identity.  The  promises  made  to  Beaver  Lake  in  Treaty  6  have  been  broken.  

6.

At  its  core,  this  case  is  concerned  with  whether  or  not  the  promises  made  to  the  Beaver   Lake   can   be   routinely   broken   by   the   Crown   to   the   point   where   Treaty   rights   are   essentially  rendered  meaningless  in  critical  parts  of  Beaver  Lake’s  traditional  territory.    

 

7.

Beaver   Lake   seeks   relief   against   the   Crown   to   address   the   Crown’s   unjustifiable   infringements   of   Treaty   6,   and   its   failure   to   act   honourably   and   as   a   fiduciary   of   the   Beaver  Lake  Cree  Nation.    

Statement  of  Facts  Relied  on:     The  Parties   8.

The  Beaver  Lake  Cree  Nation  is  a  band  within  the  meaning  of  the  Indian  Act,  R.S.C.  1985,   c.   I-­‐5,   as   amended,   is   an   aboriginal   people   within   the   meaning   of   section   35   of   the   Constitution  Act,  1982,  being  Schedule  B  to  the  Canada  Act  1982  (U.K.),  1982,  c.11  (the   “Constitution  Act,  1982”),  and  is  the  successor  to  an  aboriginal  group  adherent  to  Treaty   No.  6  (the  “Treaty”).  

9.

Germaine  Anderson  is  the  elected  Chief  and  a  member  of  the  Beaver  Lake  Cree  Nation   and  is  a  member  of  the  Beaver  Lake  Cree  Nation.  She  resides  on  the  Beaver  Lake  Cree   Nation  Indian  Reserve  No.  131  and  is  a  beneficiary  of  the  Treaty.    

10.

Germaine   Anderson   brings   this   claim   on   her   own   behalf   and   as   a   representative   on   behalf  of  all  other  Beaver  Lake  Cree  Nation  beneficiaries  of  the  Treaty  and  the  Beaver   Lake   Cree   Nation   (collectively,   the   Beaver   Lake   Cree   Nation   and   its   members   will   be   referred  to  as  “Beaver  Lake”).  

11.

The  Defendant,  the  Attorney  General  of  Canada  is  the  representative  of  Her  Majesty  the   Queen  in  right  of  Canada  and  is  named  in  these  proceedings  pursuant  to  section  23(1)  of   the   Crown   Liability   and   Proceedings   Act,   R.S.C.   1985,   c.   C-­‐50,   as   amended   (“Canada”).     Canada  is  subject  to  all  of  the  obligations,  duties,  and  liabilities  which  the  Crown  has  or   owes  to  Beaver  Lake.  

12.

The  Defendant,  Her  Majesty  the  Queen  in  Right  of  the  Province  of  Alberta,  is  that  aspect   of  the  Monarch  in  which  the  lands  material  to  the  issues  in  this  proceeding  are  vested,   subject   to   the   interests   of   the   Plaintiffs   (“Alberta”).   Alberta   is   subject   to   all   of   the   obligations,  duties,  and  liabilities  which  the  Crown  has  or  owes  to  Beaver  Lake.  For  the  

 

purposes   of   this   Claim,   Alberta   and   Canada   may   be   referred   to   collectively   as   the   “Crown.”)   The  Way  of  Life  of  the  Beaver  Lake  Cree  Nation   13.

The  ancestors  of  Beaver  Lake  used  and  occupied  lands  and  waters  within  what  is  now   Alberta   and   Saskatchewan,   including   the   area   outlined   in   red   on   the   map   attached   as   Schedule  1  and  which  is  referred  to  in  this  claim  as  the  “Core  Traditional  Territory.”    For   the   purposes   of   this   Claim,   any   reference   to   the   Core   Traditional   Territory   does   not   include   lands   outside   of   Alberta   and   Beaver   Lake   seeks   no   relief   in   relation   to   lands   and   waters  in  Saskatchewan.  

14.

Prior   to   1876   the   ancestors   of   Beaver   Lake   had   a   well   established   way   of   life   and   economy   in   the   Core   Traditional   Territory.   In   the   pursuit   of   this   way   of   life,   Beaver   Lake   supported  themselves  in  a  variety  of  ways,  including  through  fishing,  hunting  and  plant   gathering,   as   well   as   through   participation   in   trade,   with   other   aboriginal   groups   and   with  Europeans,  of  a  variety  of  material  goods,  including  furs,  wood  and  the  products  of   hunting,  fishing  and  trapping.    

15.

Beaver  Lake’s  way  of  life  depended  on  the  availability  of  and  access  to  preferred  lands,   waters  and  natural  resources  of  sufficient  quality  and  quantity  to  maintain  Beaver  Lake’s   traditional  seasonal  harvesting  cycles.    

16.

Beaver   Lake’s   way   of   life   also   depended   on   the   ability   to   pass   knowledge   about   the   traditional  seasonal  harvesting  cycle,  traditional  hunting,  trapping,  fishing  and  gathering   practices  and  spiritual  as  well  ceremonial  beliefs  and  practices  to  successive  generations   of   Beaver   Lake.   The   knowledge   of   Beaver   Lake’s   way   of   life   was   passed   to   successive   generations  orally,  through  cultural  and  spiritual  practices,  and  through  participation  in   traditional   hunting,   trapping,   fishing   and   gathering   practices   which   depended   on   the   availability  of  and  access  to  preferred  lands,  waters  and  natural  resources.  

 

The  Treaty  Rights   17.

The   Treaty   was   made   between   Her   Majesty   the   Queen   of   Great   Britain   and   Ireland   (the   “Crown”)   and   various   groups   of   Plains   and   Wood   Cree   Indians   on   August   23,   1876   at   Fort   Carleton   and   on   September   9,   1876   at   Fort   Pitt.   Ancestors   of   Beaver   Lake   were   parties   to   the   negotiation   of   the   Treaty   on   or   about   September   9,   1876   at   Fort   Pitt.   The   Treaty  is  a  treaty  within  the  meaning  of  s.  35  of  the  Constitution  Act,  1982.      

18.

Through   oral   promises   of   the   parties   and   the   written   terms   of   the   Treaty,   the   Treaty   established  a  set  of  reciprocal  rights  and  obligations  owed  by  the  Crown  and  the  Cree   signatories,  including  the  ancestors  of  Beaver  Lake.  

19.

Through   the   Treaty,   the   Crown   sought   and   obtained   the   agreement   of   the   aboriginal   signatories   to   cede   and   surrender   the   tract   of   land   inhabited   by   the   aboriginal   signatories,  including  lands  in  what  is  now  the  province  of  Alberta.  

20.

The  ancestors  of  the  Beaver  Lake  provided  their  agreement  to  cede  and  surrender  the   land  in  exchange  for  solemn  promises  of  the  Crown,  including:   a)

the  promise  to  provide  provisions  and  benefits  to  the  ancestors  of  Beaver  Lake,   including   the   creation   of   reserves,   the   provision   of   agricultural   implements   and   supplies,  and  the  granting  of  other  payments  and  gifts;  

b)

the   promise   that   the   descendants   of   Beaver   Lake   would   retain   their   old   way   of   life  with  the  Queen’s  gift  in  addition  and  would  be  as  free  to  hunt,  trap  and  fish   throughout   their   traditional   territory   as   they   had   been   before   entering   the   Treaty;  and  

c)

the   promise   that   descendants   of   Beaver   Lake   would   be   entitled   to   access   lands   and  waters  and  exercise  treaty  rights  to  hunt,  trap  and  fish  throughout  the  tract   surrendered   “saving   and   excepting   such   tracts   as   may   from   time   to   time   be   required  or  taken  up  for  settlement,  mining,  lumbering  or  other  purposes…”.      

 

21.

As  part  of  their  usual  practices  carried  out  before  and  at  the  time  of  signing  the  Treaty   the   ancestors   of   Beaver   Lake   hunted,   trapped   and   fished   a   wide   range   of   animal,   bird   and   fish   species   for   subsistence,   and   for   cultural,   social   and   spiritual   needs.   Certain   species  were  of  greater  significance  to  fulfill  these  needs,  but  all  species  were  important   to  Beaver  Lake’s  way  of  life.      

22.

Collectively,  the  rights  described  in  paragraphs  20-­‐21  will  be  referred  to  as  the  “Treaty   Rights”.  

23.

The   Treaty   also   provided   rights   to   carry   out   activities   incidental   to   the   exercise   of   the   hunting,  fishing  and  trapping  rights  including,  without  limitation:   a)

rights  to  unrestricted  access  to  preferred  lands  and  waters  of  a  sufficient  quality   and  quantity  necessary  to  exercise  rights;  

b)

rights   to   sufficient   and   culturally   appropriate   land   and   resources   to   support   the   exercise  of  Rights;  

c)

rights   to   participate   in   the   management   of   natural   resources   within   the   Core   Traditional  Territory;  

d)

rights  to  gather  various  natural  resources,  including  plants  and  berries,  within  the   Core  Traditional  Territory;  

e)

rights   to   establish   the   infrastructure   necessary   to   exercise   rights,   including   by   building  trails,  cabins,  camps,  traps;  and  

f)

rights   to   maintain   and   access   sites   where   Beaver   Lake’s   culture   and   way   of   life   can  be  taught  to  subsequent  generations.  

24.

The  Treaty  confirmed  the  Treaty  rights  as  of  the  date  of  the  Treaty  for  lands  specified  in   the   Treaty.   The   Natural   Resource   Transfer   Agreements,   1930   Constitution   Act,   1930   (U.K.)   20-­‐21   George   V,   c.   26   (the   “NRTA”)   provided   to   Beaver   Lake   the   right   of  

 

subsistence   and   support   and   extended   the   geographic   scope   of   the   Treaty   to   the   whole   of  Alberta.   25.

The   Treaty   also   created   a   fiduciary   relationship   between   the   Defendants   and   the   Plaintiffs.   At   all   material   times,   the   Defendants   were   under   a   fiduciary   duty   to   the   Plaintiffs  to  secure  the  continued  meaningful  exercise  of  the  Treaty  Rights.  

26.

Taken  as  a  whole,  the  purpose  of  the  Treaty  Rights  and  promises  was  to  create  a  binding   obligation   on   the   Crown   to   manage   the   lands   and   resources   of   the   Core   Traditional   Territory  in  a  way  that  would  allow  the  signatories  of  the  Treaty  to  maintain  their  way  of   life.  

Crown  Authorization  of  Non-­‐Aboriginal  Land  Uses   27.

Since   the   signing   of   the   Treaty,   the   Defendants,   or   either   of   them,   have   authorized   extensive  non-­‐aboriginal  uses  of  land  in  the  Core  Traditional  Territory  including,  without   limitation,  activities,  developments  and  projects,  that  have  caused  changes  to  the  lands,   waters  and  natural  resources  in  the  Core  Traditional  Territory  and  in  lands  adjacent  to   the   Core   Traditional   Territory.   The   Crown   has   also   authorized   the   selling,   leasing,   disposition,   regulation   and/or   designation   of   lands,   waters   and   natural   resources.   Examples   of   non-­‐aboriginal   uses   of   land   include   oil   and   gas   related   activities,   forestry   activities,  agricultural  activities  and  mining  activities  (the  “Crown  Authorizations”).    

28.

The   Crown   Authorizations   specifically   include   Alberta’s   lease   to   and   agreement   with   Canada  in  relation  to  the  lands  comprising  the  Cold  Lake  Air  Weapons  Range  located  in   Alberta   and   Canada’s   operation   of   the   Cold   Lake   Air   Weapons   Range   in   the   Core   Traditional  Territory.  

Effects  of  Crown  Authorizations  on  Beaver  Lake’s  Way  of  Life  and  Exercise  of  Treaty  Rights   29.

The   Crown   Authorizations   have,   individually   and   collectively,   resulted   in   the   following   effects  in  the  Core  Traditional  Territory:    

 

a)

Causing  areas  of  the  Core  Traditional  Territory  to  be  taken  up  by  authorizing  non-­‐ aboriginal   uses   that   are   visibly   incompatible   with   Beaver   Lake’s   use   of   lands,   waters  and  resources.  The  effects  of  taking  up  include,  without  limitation:   (i)

removing  areas  where  Beaver  Lake  can  exercise  the  Treaty  Rights;  

(ii)

removing   substantial   and   important   tracts   of   lands   available   for   the   exercise   of   Treaty   Rights,   including   but   not   limited   to   the   lands   comprising   the   Cold   Lake   Air   Weapons   Range,   from   the   Core   Traditional   Territory;  

b)

(iii)

limiting  access  to  preferred  hunting,  trapping  and/or  fishing  areas;  and  

(iv)

limiting  access  to  traditional  cultural  and/or  spiritual  locations.  

Causing   physical   effects   to   areas   of   the   Core   Traditional   Territory   that   have   not   been  taken  up,  including,  without  limitation:   (i)

making   lands   and   waters,   including   preferred     lands   and   waters,   inaccessible  for  hunting,  fishing,  trapping  and  gathering;  

(ii)

reducing,   fragmenting   and/or   degrading   habitat   for   wildlife,   fish   and   plants,  including  species  preferred  by  Beaver  Lake;  

(iii)

diminishing   the   abundance   and/or   diversity   of   wildlife,   fish   and   plants,   including  species  preferred  by  Beaver  Lake;    

(iv)

disrupting   wildlife   migration   patterns   and/or   diverting   wildlife   and   fish   from  preferred  hunting  and  fishing  areas;  

(v)

increasing  access  to  the  lands  for  non-­‐Beaver  Lake  hunters  and  natural   predators;  

(vi)

diminishing  water  quality;  

(vii)

diminishing  the  availability  of  land  in  its  natural  condition;  

(viii) destroying  traditional  access  routes,  including  trails;  and    

 

(ix) c)

increasing  noise  and  light  pollution.  

Causing  non-­‐physical  effects  to  areas  of  the  Core  Traditional  Territory  that  have   not  been  taken  up,  including,  without  limitation:   (i)

reducing   areas   where   Beaver   Lake   carry   out   harvesting   in   a   culturally   appropriate  way;  

(ii)

reducing  areas  where  Beaver  Lake  can  enjoy  solitude;  

(iii)

increasing  the  potential  for  conflict  with  other  land  users;  

(iv)

decreasing  areas  where  it  is  safe  to  hunt;  

(v)

increasing   fears   of   contamination   and   pollution   of   water,   lands   and   natural  resources  for  the  exercise  of  the  Treaty  Rights;  

(vi)

imposing   regulations   that   restrict   or   impede   the   exercise   of   the   Treaty   Rights;  and  

(vii)

compromising   the   cultural   and/or   spiritual   integrity   of   the   Core   Traditional  Territory.  

(the   effects   described   in   paragraphs   paragraph   29(a)-­‐(c)   shall   be   referred   to   as     the   “Adverse  Effects”)   30.

The   Adverse   Effects,   taken   together,   have   caused   cumulative   effects   in   the   Core   Traditional   Territory   (the   “Cumulative   Effects”)   which   have   caused   a   significant   transformation   in   the   land,   waters   and   natural   resources   in   a   way   that   significantly   impedes   the   meaningful   continuation   of   Beaver   Lake’s   way   of   life   and   the   exercise   of   Treaty  Rights  as  contemplated  by  the  Treaty.  

Infringement  and  Breach  of  Fiduciary  Duties   31.

The  Cumulative  Effects  have  denied  Beaver  Lake  access  to  and  use  of  lands,  waters  and   natural  resources  of  sufficient  quantity  and  quality  to  support  the  meaningful  exercise   of  the  Treaty  Rights.  

 

32.

Beaver   Lake’s   way   of   life,   traditional   economy   and   cultural   identity   have   been,   and   continue  to  be,  significantly  impeded  by  the  Cumulative  Effects,  such  that  Beaver  Lake   has  been  left  with  no  meaningful  right  to  exercise  some  or  all  of  the  Treaty  Rights  within   the  Core  Traditional  Territory.    

33.

Through   the   Cumulative   Effects,   the   Crown   has   caused   adverse   impacts   to   the   Core   Traditional  Territory  that  are  inconsistent  with  the  Crown  obligations  under  the  Treaty   and  which  are  beyond  the  adverse  impacts  contemplated  in  the  Treaty.  

34.

By  causing  the  Cumulative  effects  the  Crown  has  breached  the  fiduciary  duties  owed  to   Beaver  Lake  and/or  has  unjustifiably  infringed  the  Treaty  by:   a)

failing   to   fully   inform   themselves   of   the   conditions   necessary   to   sustain   the   meaningful  exercise  of  the  Treaty  Rights  in  perpetuity;    

b)

failing   to   adequately   inform   Beaver   Lake   about   the   potential   for   the   Crown   Authorizations  to  cause  the    Adverse  Effects  and  Cumulative  Effects;  

c)

failing   to   provide   Beaver   Lake   with   an   adequate   opportunity   to   respond   to   and   comment   on   how   the   Adverse   Effects   and   Cumulative   Effects   could   adversely   affect  their  ability  to  meaningfully  exercise  the  Treaty  Rights;  

d)

failing   to   meaningfully   address   Beaver   Lake’s   concerns   with   respect   to   how   the   Adverse  Effects  and  Cumulative  Effects  adversely  affect  or  could  adversely  affect   the  ability  to  meaningfully  exercise  their  Treaty  Rights;    

e)

failing  to  provide  Beaver  Lake  with  sufficient  resources  to  adequately  respond  to   and   comment   on   the   potential   impact   that   the   Adverse   Effects   and   the   Cumulative   Effects   could   have   on   Beaver   Lake’s   ability   to   meaningfully   exercise   the  Treaty  Rights  and  maintain  their  way  of  life;  

f)

failing  to  establish  reasonable  thresholds  to  measure  the  potential  for  additional   Crown  Authorizations  to  cause  Adverse  Effects  and  Cumulative  Effects  on  Beaver   Lake’s  meaningful  exercise  of  the  Treaty  Rights  and  maintain  Beaver  Lake’s  way   of  life  (e.g.:    thresholds  for  impacts  on  wildlife,  fish  and  plants,  as  well  as  habitat);    

 

g)

failing   to   ensure   that   the   Adverse   Effects   and   the   Cumulative   Effects   do   not   or   will  not  exceed  those  thresholds;  

h)

failing   to   monitor   the   Adverse   Effects   and   the   Cumulative   Effects,   and   to   otherwise   ensure   they   do   not   and   will   not   interfere   with   the   continuing   meaningful  exercise  of  the  Treaty  Rights;  

i)

imposing  unreasonable  limitations  on  the  Treaty  Rights;  

j)

imposing   undue   hardships   on   the   Plaintiffs   by   denying   them   their   preferred   means  of  exercising  the  Treaty  Rights;  

k)

failing   to   fulfill   the   Crown’s   obligations   under   the   Treaty   with   reasonable   diligence  and  prudence;  

l)

wrongfully   receiving   revenues   from   third   parties   while   infringing   the   Treaty   Rights;  

m)

failing   to   ensure   that   the   minimal   impairment   of   the   Treaty   Rights   necessary   to   achieve  the  Crown’s  objectives;  and  

n)

failing   to   prioritise   Beaver   Lake’s   rights   and   interests   in   issuing   the   Crown   Authorizations.  

35.

The   infringement   of   the   Treaty   by   the   Crown   cannot   be   justified   and   has   significantly   impaired   the   ability   of   Beaver   Lake   to   maintain   its   way   of   life   and   to   meaningfully   exercise  the  Treaty  Rights.  

Remedy  Sought:   a) a  declaration  that  the  Plaintiffs  have  a  constitutional  right  within  the  meaning  of  s.  35  of   the  Constitution  Act,  1982,  pursuant  to  the  Treaty  and  the  NRTA,  to  hunt,  trap  and  fish   certain  species  for  subsistence,  and  for  cultural,  social  and  spiritual  needs;     b) a   declaration   that   the   Cumulative   Effects   of   the   Crown   Authorizations   unjustifiably   infringe  the  Treaty  Rights;  

 

c) a   declaration   that   the   Defendants,   or   either   of   them,   have   breached   fiduciary   duties   owed  to  Beaver  Lake,  and/or  have  failed  to  uphold  the  honour  of  the  Crown  by  granting   the  Crown  Authorizations  that  have  created    the  Cumulative  Effects;   d) a   declaration   that   the   Defendants,   or   either   of   them,   have   a   duty   to   consult   with   and,   if   indicated,   accommodate   Beaver   Lake   with   respect   to   the   Cumulative   Effects   of   the   Crown   Authorizations   on   the   Treaty   Rights   (“Cumulative   Effects   Consultation”),   under   the  supervision  of  the  Court;   e) a  declaration  that  the  Defendants,  or  either  of  them,  have  failed  to  adequately  consult   with,  and  if  indicated,  accommodate  Beaver  Lake  with  respect  to  the  Cumulative  Effects   on  the  Treaty  Rights;   f) a  declaration  that  the  Defendants,  or  either  of  them,  have  a  duty  to  address  any  or  all  of   the  following  issues  in  a  Cumulative  Effects  Consultation  with  Beaver  Lake,  with  the  goal   of  restoring  and/or  securing  the  meaningful  exercise  of  the  Treaty  Rights  in  perpetuity:   (i) the  appropriate  fulfillment  of  the  Treaty  Obligations;   (ii) the  appropriate  process  for  addressing  the  Infringements;   (iii) the   appropriate   way   to   address   some   or   all   of   the   failures   listed   at   paragraph   33   of  this  Claim;   (iv) restoration  of  the  Core  Traditional  Territory;   (v) appropriate   funding   for   Beaver   Lake   to   participate   in   Cumulative   Effects   Consultation  and  related  processes;  and     (vi) any  other  issues  identified  by  the  Court.   g) an  interim,  interlocutory  and/or  permanent  injunction  against  the  Defendants,  or  either   of   them,   restraining   them   from   acting   unconstitutionally   in   respect   of   the   Crown   Authorizations,   and/or   restraining   them   from   acting   unconstitutionally   by   granting  

 

further   Crown   Authorizations   the   Core   Traditional   Territory,   until   the   Defendants,   or   either  of  them,  have  completed  the  Cumulative  Effects  Consultation;   h) damages   and/or   equitable   compensation   from   the   Defendants   for   any   failure   of   the   Defendants,  or  either  of  them,  to  respect  the  Treaty  Rights  and  to  uphold  the  honour  of   the  Crown;   i) damages   and/or   equitable   compensation   from   the   Defendants,   or   either   of   them,   for   any  unjustifiable  infringement  of  the  Treaty  Rights;   j) an  accounting  and/or  damages  and/or  equitable  compensation  from  the  Defendants  in   respect  of  any  breach  of  fiduciary  duty  by  the  Defendants,  or  either  of  them;   k) pre-­‐   and   post-­‐   judgment   compound   interest   in   respect   of   any   damages   or   compensation;   l) costs;  and   m) such  further  and  other  or  partial  relief  as  this  Honourable  Court  may  deem  just.   The  Plaintiffs  propose  that  the  trial  of  this  action  will  take  more  than  25  days  and  that  it  be  held   at  the  Law  Courts,  in  the  City  of  Edmonton,  in  the  Province  of  Alberta.   NOTICE  TO  THE  DEFENDANT(S)   You  only  have  a  short  time  to  do  something  to  defend  yourself  again  this  claim:   20  days  if  you  are  served  in  Alberta   1  month  if  you  are  served  outside  Alberta  but  in  Canada   2  months  if  you  are  served  outside  Canada   You  can  respond  by  filing  a  statement  of  defence  or  a  demand  for  notice  in  the  office  of  the   clerk  of  the  Court  of  Queen’s  Bench  at  Edmonton,  Alberta,  AND  serving  your  statement  of   defence  or  a  demand  for  notice  on  the  plaintiffs’  address  for  service     Warning   If  you  do  not  file  and  serve  a  statement  of  defence  or  a  demand  for  notice  within  your  time   period,  you  risk  losing  the  law  suit  automatically.    If  you  do  not  file,  or  do  not  serve,  or  are  late   in  doing  either  of  these  things,  a  court  may  give  a  judgment  to  the  plaintiffs  against  you.  

 

tach  Schedule  1  –  Core  Traditional  Territory  here]