October 16, 2025
9:00 am – 11:30 am
Session led by: The Honourable Justice Patricia Hennessy

Panel Discussion:

• How First Nations Are Leading Land and Water Protection in Northern Ontario
• Duty to Consult: From Legal Obligation to Indigenous Empowerment in Decision-MakiNG
• Economic Growth Meets Environmental Values: First Nations’ Dual Mandate in Northern Ontario
• Resource Development on Indigenous Lands: Navigating Treaty and Non-Treaty Realities

Professor Dayna Scott, Osgoode Hall Law School and Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change – York University

Haritha Popuri, Olthuis, Kleer, Townshend LLP
Luke Hildebrand, Headwaters LLP

Professionalism: 2.5

Sponsored by: Sinclair & Sinclair Barristers & Solicitors

Note to be included for all sessions:
Articling students may attend sessions free of charge (not including meals and events). Use Code: ARTICLES