Canada’s Constitution Doesn’t Protect Property, and Homeowners Are Now Paying the Price

For decades, Canadians have thought their property was secure by default. The Cowichan ruling has shattered that illusion.

Farmland, houses, and the Country Meadows Golf Course along No. 6 Road in Richmond, B.C., seen in an aerial view on Aug. 22, 2025, fall within the boundaries of a Cowichan Nation aboriginal title claim. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

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Why do governments exist? There must be a better reason than simply providing well-paid jobs for people who enjoy bossing others around.