Utoo Radio with Other News Sources - March 2, 2025 - Canada's highest court has dismissed an appeal from the Saskatchewan government regarding a dispute with Métis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) over whether the province properly consulted on a uranium project in northwestern Saskatchewan.
The legal battle sparked when NexGen Energy Ltd. applied for permits for a field mineral exploration project in March 2021.
The MN-S said the provincial Ministry of Environment failed to properly consult the nation and sought a judicial review of the Ministry's actions.
The Supreme Court ruled that having two or more ongoing legal cases that involve similar issues does not necessarily meet the bar for an abuse of process.
The Saskatchewan government argued that the MN-S is bringing multiple actions against the government about the same legal issue, calling it an abuse of process.
MN-S disagrees, arguing the judicial review is distinct from past cases.
