Judges Are Remaking Constitutional Law, Not Applying It—and Canadians’ Property Rights Are Part of the Collateral Damage

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

Commentary

The worst thing that can happen to a property owner isn’t a flood or a leaky foundation. It’s learning that you don’t own your property—that an aboriginal band does.