Quebec First Nation land claim includes Parliament Hill
Posted Dec 9, 2016 04:29:59 PM.
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OTTAWA – A Quebec First Nation has filed a lawsuit in Ontario’s Superior Court seeking aboriginal title over a swath of downtown Ottawa, including Parliament Hill.
The claim includes islands in the Ottawa River and a long portion of its south bank that includes Parliament, the Supreme Court, the National Library and the Canadian War Museum.
It also includes LeBreton Flats — federally owned land that is the proposed site for major new developments which could include a new hockey arena for the Ottawa Senators.
A lawyer for the Algonquin Anishinabe Nation says that proposed development is a key reason why the lawsuit has been filed now.
The claims have not been proven in court and a statement of defence has yet to be filed.
