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Vaughn Palmer: Lawyer's opinion may not sway Aboriginal title case, but it hurts B.C. landowners

Comment made after winning Cowichan Tribes case is cited by landowner in court, but judge says it was not an issue before her

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VICTORIA — British Columbians were still reacting to the shock of the Cowichan Tribes’ Aboriginal title decision last August when the legal counsel for the winning side made a telling comment about the implications for private property owners.

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There were about 150 owners of private property in the part of Richmond that B.C. Supreme Court designated as Aboriginal title for the Cowichan Tribes.

Vaughn Palmer: Lawyer's opinion may not sway Aboriginal title........

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