M. Wente

The plaintiff, a band councilor, sued the defendants for defamation based on a Censure Motion passed by the band council.

The Censure Motion stated that the plaintiff's social media post, which claimed the council had 'seen nothing' regarding financial statements and a budget for a year, was false and misleading.

The defendants brought a motion for summary judgment, arguing the defence of justification.

The court granted the motion and dismissed the action, finding no genuine issue for trial because the 'sting' of the Censure Motion was substantially true, as the plaintiff had indeed been present when financial statements and a budget were presented.

The plaintiff First Nations sought a declaration that a two-chain strip of land along the shores of Rainy Lake and Rainy River formed part of the Agency One Reserve, created pursuant to Treaty #3.

The court reviewed extensive historical, ethnohistorical, and surveying evidence regarding the creation of the reserve in the 1870s.

The court found that the Crown intended to exclude the two-chain allowance from the reserve to accommodate the Dawson Route and the developing forestry industry.

The court further held that this exclusion did not breach the Crown's fiduciary duty or the honour of the Crown, as the Ojibway retained access to the shoreline and no express promise had been made to include it.

The plaintiffs' claims were dismissed.