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  • Crown Delegation and the Duty to Consult: Delegatus Potest Delegare (Sort of), Christopher Devlin, presented to the CBA's National Aboriginal Law Conference, June 11, 2010 (Toronto)

  • Gender Discrimination and Indian Status: McIvor and Bill C-3, Christopher Devlin and Carly Chunick; presented by Christopher Devlin to Insight's 6th Annual Western Canada Aboriginal Law Forum, May 11, 2010 (Vancouver)

  • "A Duty to Conserve: Articulating the Crown's Obligation to Protect Species of Significance to Aboriginal Peoples", Tim Thielmann, presented to Insight's 6th Annual Western Canada Aboriginal Law Forum, May 11, 2010 (Vancouver)

  • Testing the Waters: A Review of Environmental Regulation of Run of River Power Projects in British Columbia, Tim Thielmann, prepared for Wilderness Committee and BC Creek Protection Society, April 2010

  • "Unique Aspects in the Management of Aboriginal Estates", John Gailus and Mitchell Couling; presented by John Gailus at CBA Wills and Trusts Subsection (Vancouver Island), Mar. 16, 2010 (Victoria)

  • "McIvor v. Canada", Christopher Devlin, Aboriginal Writes - The CBA National Aboriginal Law Section Newsletter, January 2010

  • "Land Management and Economic Development Under the Indian Act", John Gailus and Carly Chunick; presented by John Gailus at CLE Aboriginal Law: Solicitors' Issues - 2009 Update Conference, Nov. 12, 2009 (Vancouver)

  • "Planning, Purchasing, and Partnering: How First Nations are Gaining Ground in British Columbia's Slumping Forest Sector", John Gailus and Tim Thielmann; presented by John Gailus at Insight's 11th Annual Aboriginal Land and Resource Management Conference, Sept. 14-15, 2009 (Vancouver)

  • "Tears from an Onion: Layering, Exhaustion and Conversion in British Columbia Land Use Planning Policy", Tim Thielmann and Chris Tollefson. Policy and Society 28 (2009), 111-124

  • "Reconciliation Act: No Land-Use Veto to First Nations", John Gailus, published in The Lawyers Weekly, Vol. 29, No. 9, July 3, 2009

  • "Overlapping Claims: In Search of 'A Solid Constitutional Base'", Christopher Devlin and Tim Thielmann; presented by Christopher Devlin at Annual CLE of CBA National Aboriginal Law Section, June 12-13, 2009 (Victoria)

  • "Deep Consultation at a Higher Level: Wii'litswx v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests)", Christopher Devlin, published in The Advocate, Vol. 67, Part 1, Jan. 2009

  • "The 'Who, What and Where Guide' to Consultation in North-Eastern British Columbia", Christopher Devlin, presented to Insight's 10th Annual Aboriginal Land and Resource Management Conference, Nov. 27-28, 2008 (Vancouver)

  • "Development of Land on Reserve: Practical and Legal Considerations", John Gailus, presented to CBA Commercial and Real Estate Subsection, Feb. 21, 2008 (Victoria)

  • "Drafting Agreements with Industry with Long-Term Impacts in Mind", John Gailus, presented to Infonex Profit from Knowledge Conference, Jan. 29-30, 2008 (Calgary)

  • "Demystifying the Duty to Consult", Christopher Devlin, Kevin O'Callaghan and Caroline Finlay, presented to Canadian Institute's 5th Annual Aboriginal Consultation for Industry Conference, Dec. 5-07 (Vancouver)

  • "Who is a Nation?", Christopher Devlin, presented to the CBA Aboriginal Law Section (Vancouver), Dec. 4, 2007 (Victoria)

  • "Reflections on Overlap Issues" and "Reflections on Whitefish Appeal", Christopher Devlin, presented to 15th Annual UBCIC National Claims Research Workshop, Oct. 30, 2007 (Vancouver)

  • "Investigating Recent Case Law to Understand its Impact on the Consultation Process", Christopher Devlin, presented to Canadian Institute 4th Annual Aboriginal Consultation Conference, June 18-19, 2007 (Vancouver)

  • "Overview of Treaty No. 8", Christopher Devlin, presented to CBA Aboriginal Law Section (Vancouver Island), Apr. 4, 2007 (Victoria)

  • “Impact of Whitefish Lake First Nation v. Canada on Specific Claims”, Christopher Devlin, presented to BC Specific Claims Symposium, Feb. 22, 2007 (Richmond)

  • "Delegated Authority to First Nations for Child Welfare", John Gailus, presented to CBA Aboriginal Law and Family Law Subsections, Nov. 21, 2006

  • “When Does Consultation Work and Why?”, prepared by Christopher Devlin and Doug White; presented by Christopher Devlin at Canadian Institute 2nd Annual Aboriginal Law Conference, June 2006 (Vancouver)

  • "An Overview of the First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act", Christopher Devlin, published in The Advocate, Vol. 64, Part 1, Jan. 2006

  • "Duty of Consultation and Treaty No. 8", Christopher Devlin and John Gailus, presented and published by CLE Aboriginal Law Conference, 2005 (Vancouver)

  • "Federal Policy and the Land Entitlement Provisions of Treaty No. 8: A Case for Policy Review", Christopher Devlin and Robert Metcs, published in Alberta Law Review Vol. 41, No. 4 (and presented at 11th Annual National Land Claims Research Workshop, Vancouver, Oct. 2003)

  • "Section 87 of the Indian Act: Less Exemption and More Tax", Christopher Devlin, presented to CBA Aboriginal Law Section (Vancouver Island), Victoria, Nov. 2001