NTI seeks decision on part of land-claim lawsuit
Nunavut Tunngavik lawyers ask for summary judgment on one of feds' alleged failed promises
CBC News
Posted: Feb 16, 2012 8:14 AM CST
Last Updated: Feb 16, 2012 8:33 AM CST
A judge in Iqaluit is now deciding whether part of a case between Nunavut Tunngavik and the federal government needs to go to a full trial.
A person walks past Canada's national flag and the flag of Nunavut in Iqaluit in March 2009. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press )NTI is accusing Ottawa of failing to live up to its obligations under the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement.
Part of that deal required the federal government to create a single agency to track environmental, social and economic changes in Nunavut.
Dougald Brown, a lawyer for NTI, said the judge in the case already has enough evidence to prove that didn't happen so he is asking for a summary judgment instead of full trial.
“It avoids the delay of waiting for a full trial and it avoids the expense of a full trial,” he said.
The federal government is arguing against the motion, which it says can't succeed based on the evidence before the court.
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