Geoffrey Moyse, KC
geoffrey@moyselaw.ca
Geoffrey S. Moyse, KC, is a retired senior lawyer who served as legal counsel on Indigenous law to the Province of BC, advising six successive governments on Aboriginal law over more than 30 years. He's currently advising the Public Land Use Society.
With all the debate in and out of the courts about whether a United Nations declaration should dictate our reconciliation efforts, Canadians might be forgiven for forgetting – or…
The landmark Cowichan Tribes court decision recognizing Aboriginal title over private property in Richmond, B.C., opened the door to removing statutory protections for fee simple land title, and it looks like the…
Last year, the provincial and federal governments recognized Haida Aboriginal title over the entire one million hectares of the Haida Gwaii archipelago, and this summer, the BC Supreme Court entrenched…
“The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.” –Maximilien Robespierre Famous French lawyer Maximilien Robespierre understood clearly the tyrannical dangers…
