What other s. 35 rights do the Metis people have?
It is important to remember that the Powley case is only about the Metis right to hunt. However, the Court said that the general purpose of s. 35 for the Metis is to protect the “practices that were historically important features of these distinctive communities and that persist in the present day as integral elements of their Metis culture.” Achieving certainty on other Metis rights protected in s. 35 will come through negotiations between the Metis and governments in Canada and/or litigation.
