Overview
- Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg filed a Quebec Superior Court action seeking Aboriginal title across eight western‑Quebec areas and $5 billion from Canada, Quebec, Hydro‑Québec and the National Capital Commission.
- The claim lists islands in the Ottawa River, Gatineau Park and adjoining Gatineau lands, two harvesting zones, the Papineau‑Labelle wildlife reserve and the Baskatong Reservoir including areas flooded for a 1927 dam.
- Chief Jean‑Guy Whiteduck says the filing targets government‑owned or managed lands and is not intended to dislodge private landowners, with related Algonquin litigation also proceeding in Ontario.
- In B.C., 60% say the Richmond ruling harms reconciliation and 61% support the province’s appeal, while 67% view potential impacts on private property as serious, according to Angus Reid.
- Officials report appeals and data‑gathering from affected owners, a fake North Vancouver letter was publicly denounced as a hoax, and a Richmond councillor’s claim of a $100M loan refusal was countered by National Bank saying the ruling is not a financing factor.