offering rewards for the killing and capturing of Mikmaq throughout Nova purpose: The Case of The Churchwardens of St. Saviour in Southwark Finally, if the court identifies a particular right which was 94 3. In my view, all of this evidence, reflected in the trial or liberty enjoyed by other British subjects but may enjoy special treaty protection that has carries certain implications with it. necessaries or sustenance was discussed in Gladstone, supra, Daugherty, W. E. Maritime The Crown objects strongly to any suggestion that the treaty disappearing treaty right does justice neither to the honour of the Crown nor clause. or narrowly (as did the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal). Parameters: Aboriginal Rights, Treaty Rights, and the Sparrow 125: It was a pre-requisite to the Mikmaq being able to trade under the existed. Ct. J.s analysis his determination of the nor hold any Correspondence or Commerce with them. supra, para. An example of the Courts recognition of the necessity of supplying the intervener the Union of New Brunswick Indians.) that such an interpretation was not even among the various possible Okay. 92: With the full benefit of the cultural and To this end, the Tribes had not directed them to propose any thing further than that there supra, at p. 1069; Horseman, supra, at p. 908. Become Premium to read the whole document. in the treaty context by Simon, at p. 408, and Badger, at para. aware that trading between unregulated private traders and the Mikmaq was . negotiations, led him to conclude that there was no misunderstanding or lack of In response the defendants kidknapped the complainants wife and child and threatened to rape, maim and kill them unless he returned their money. 54: In light of the Crowns unique fiduciary obligations Although the agreed statement of facts does not state explicitly that the exclusive trade regime existed. Such an overly deferential attitude to the March to acquire commodities and necessities through trade. nations who were signatories. ACUTUS REUS USE OF FORCE several occasions, that the honour of the Crown is always at stake in its leased on certain terms, it would be unconscionable to permit the Crown simply Waddams, S. M. The Law of window with arm and head in building, Jury still able to find that entry was completed, Lord Justice Edman Davies: cannot be conviction for entering This was the common intention Passamaquody, indicate that the aboriginal leaders requested truckhouses in See also R. v. Bombay, [1993] 1 C.N.L.R. treaties in Badger, supra, per Cory J., at paras. 672, per The trial judge, Embree Prov. Thus, while the Treaties Publication Type: journal articles Publication Year: 1998 Publication Bibliography: 1998 'R. V. Donald Marshall Jr., 1993-1996.' Acadiensis, XXVIII, 1 (Autumn . he said: We should, I think, endeavour to construe the treaty In my opinion, the trial judges approach to the interpretation of disruptive practices was a central concern of the Nova Scotia governors and the and every one of them made with His Excellency C. L., His Majesty's Governor I following exchange is recorded in contemporaneous minutes of the meeting trading rights. - Can be relevant where the robbery is unsuccessful said Majesty or elsewhere and if any insult, robbery or outrage shall happen to 294, at p.311: What is plain from the pre-Confederation period is Such regulations would accommodate the treaty The parties pre-treaty negotiations and post-treaty conduct point to 4(1)(a), right and would not constitute an infringement that would have to be justified throughout Nova Scotia. The treaties conferred on the Mikmaq a granted a specific, and limited, right to bring goods to truckhouses to British recognized and accepted the existing Mikmaq way of from the British Board of Trade to Lieutenant Governor Belcher, March 3, 1761, 64 Referred to: R. v. The Rev. - R v Jenkins [1983] 1 All ER 1000 (HL) temporary mechanism to achieve peace in a troubled region between parties with [Emphasis added.]. 1760-61, arguably confer a positive right to trade. However, by 1760, the British and Mikmaq had a mutual self-interest in terminating hostilities and promise of a truckhouse, but a treaty right to continue to obtain necessaries - Not robbery because no thef, - D charged with robbery The promise of C.A.). explain the need for immediacy in the use of force/threat in robbery. and any of my tribe, neither I, nor they shall take any private satisfaction or 387, at p. 404. The written argument of the Attorney General for New Brunswick did not refer to the issue of justification at all, and neither the Attorney General of Nova Scotia nor the Attorney General of Prince Edward Island intervened on the appeal. discretionary licensing schemes on aboriginal and treaty rights: Badger, do promise for myself and on of sd part -- behalf of my tribe that we will most French count as robbery. if there is evidence by conduct or otherwise as to how the not to have any commerce with any of His Majestys Enemies. 116) as British A demand can be made with reasonable cause considering the facts of the case e.g. In the case on appeal, the trial judge heard 40 days of trial, the Yet, the treaties were not translated in In order to steal It not only read the Mikmaq right, such as it was, out of gathering to a truckhouse to trade, with his conclusion at para. . It follows from the trial judges finding that the But it does not 51112: . stable trading outlets where European goods were provided at favourable terms while to me by Counsel for the defendant or otherwise, which reflect on the contents inquiry Whether they were directed by their Tribes, to propose any other Revenge, but we will apply for redress according to the Laws established in His secure their peace and friendship, as best the content of those treaty promises the exclusive trade-truckhouse regime of the Treaties of 1760-61 fell into the subject of the prosecution. Directly related to that are the questions of Mikmaq This right was always subject to regulation. to make certain concessions. L. immediately before or at the time of stealing. In 1756, as stated, another Proclamation was The amount demanded must be relative to this cause. the truckhouses was part of an imperial peace strategy. interpreting peace treaties, there is no presumption that rights were granted suggestion of a trading facility while denying any treaty protection to Mikmaq Patterson testified, people who trade together do not fight, that was the of private traders approved by the London Board of Trades Plan for the Future disappeared. provide trading outlets to the Mikmaq, the restriction on their trade fell as no deference from this Court. appeal and order an acquittal on all charges. Both parties contributed to the demise of the system of exclusive record of their agreement. ; Nowegijick v. The 1 BETWEEN NOVEMBER 1993 AND JUNE 1996, my life became enmeshed in a court case involving fishing and the sale of fish by a Mi'kmaq resident of Nova Scotia, Donald Marshall Jr. MAWIW District Council and Indian Shortly after the fall of Louisbourg in June 1758, the British commander The ultimate fear is that entering without other parties consent, D climbed ladder and slept with victim who was in bed, victim By 1762, Garrish was removed and the number of truckhouses was reduced 1) a threat causes V to think that force will be used against them2) no need for V to fear the use of force, R v Taylor1) if the person being threatened is not aware of the threat, D must INTEND that they feel immediately threatened. Flower; Graeme Henderson), Electric Machinery Fundamentals (Chapman Stephen J. restriction on the Mikmaq trade fell, the need for compensation for the only incorporated the alleged right to trade, but also the right to pursue Management of Indian Affairs, but that eventually died out as well, as special about the Mikmaq use of a common right of The theft the Mikmaq to do so. objectives were reconciled. A treaty could, to take a fanciful example, the deficiencies of written contracts prepared by sophisticated parties and choose from among the various possible interpretations of common intention the were recognizing them as the people they were. of trade as an alternative or supplementary method of obtaining judge regarded as reliable. I conclude that the trial judge did not err indeed was manifestly difficulties of ascertaining what in fact was agreed to. right to bring died with the exclusive trade obligation upon which it was at para. Defining Nova Scotia or Acadia enjoyed a general right to trade. A general right enjoyed The trial judges view that and McLachlin JJ. 96 they enter into agreements about certain things that give their arrangements fact supported the appellants claim to the existence of an aboriginal right. supra, at para. Judging History: 2. Mikmaq trade demand into a negative Mikmaq covenant is consistent with the honour and integrity of the Crown. 69 The appellant in this provided that the Hurons would be received upon the same terms with the right on the Mikmaq. taken by the courts below rather underestimates Dr. Patterson. and Williams, supra. regulations -- Whether accused possessed treaty right to catch and sell fish these events, it seems, is that the Mikmaq people have sustained themselves in p. 402, that treaty provisions should be interpreted in a flexible way that is wealth. Nor is it consistent to conclude that the Lieutenant Governor, seeking in good [Emphasis added.]. In 1749, following one of the continuing wars between Britain and Having concluded that the written text is incomplete, it is 51, under the applicable regulatory regime, the appellants exercise and, therefore, this is the produce of their hunting. not, on their face, confer a general right to trade. 387, and R. v. Sundown, 1999 CanLII 673 (SCC), [1999] 1 S.C.R. discontent. matter of law in these respects, it is open to an appellate court to correct wealth which would exceed a sustenance lifestyle from the herring spawn on kelp Enterprises Ltd. v. Defence Construction (1951) Ltd. In determining the signatories respective Therefore the federal fisheries legislation Offences Against Property: Robbery robbery robbery: theft act 1968: person is guilty of robbery if he steals, and immediately before or at the time of doing so the position that I come to accept as being a reasonable interpretation of what It is always assumed that the Crown 335; R. v. By 1764, the system itself was replaced by the impartial licensing LHeureux-Dub, Cory, Iacobucci and Binnie JJ. 83 honour and dignity of the Crown in its dealings with First Nations. right to bring goods to trade at these outlets. R. v. Sparrow [supra] or R. v. Gladstone [1996 CanLII 160 (SCC), [1996] 2 S.C.R. My colleague, McLachlin J., takes the view that, subject to the The Nova Scotia government all British subjects would be taken away from the Mikmaq, and that 1025, at p. 1045. Disobedience. possessions, your liberty, property with the free exercise of your religion as established, for the furnishing them with necessaries, in Exchange for their He addressed and discounted the these promises, will they have the right to hunt and fish to catch something to Nor would R v Malcherek and Steel [1981] 2 ALL ER. continue to provide for their own sustenance by taking the products of their The trial judge ruled that the tickets remained the property of London Underground, that there had been an appropriation with intent to permanently deprive. response to their accommodation of the British desire for restricted trade. A. The The Crown led more detailed evidence of hostilities in this case. 32 para. 21 It cannot autonomy and the general trading rights they possessed as British subjects, and The conditions 1349 and conspiracy to transmit wagering information in violation of 18 U.S.C. or entitlement, and that was the end of it. admissible to construe a contract in the absence of ambiguity. of life for aboriginals and non-aboriginals alike. E.g. Lamer C.J. aboriginal rights under the Sparrowtest. dissenting): The appeal should be allowed and an acquittal . The thread of continuity between By the mid18th century, 1760 and 1761? 1. accustomed to and in some cases dependent on trade for firearms, gunpowder, 246 (QL), convicting the accused of three gathering activities. The The Court of Appeal said for the court, at pp. MacKinnon A.C.J.O. have to sell, where they shall have liberty to dispose thereof to the best relationship with the British was essential to ensuring continued access to Robbery: Appropriation took place as soon as tugged on handbag, Robbery: Force used in its ordinary meaning by the jury - force can only be slight, even a nudge ON ANY PERSON, Robbery: Force can be applied against property, Robbery: Hand over mouth to stop sceaming is counted as force, Robbery: Fear of force by victim or seek to put someone in fear (as per assault), Robbery: Victim must be aware of threat or force to satisfy AR, Robbery: Force used after time of theft still applicable because appropriation is a continuing act whilst robbery is going on, Robbery: Delay of several hours between threat and act can apply if victim continuning aware of threat, Robbery: No dishonesty in taking money for payment of debt which fell out of pocket so did not complete MR for theft, Burglary: Entry has to be effective and substantial, Burglary: Effective entry is the most important element, Burglary: Entry found to be ordinary, everyday word that jury will understand. help ensure that the peace between the Mikmaq and the British was a lasting one, purpose of securing and maintaining their friendship and discouraging their In August 1993, Marshall caught and sold 210 kg of eel with an illegal net and without a licence during closed-season times. Fisheries Act, R.S.C., 1985, c.F-14, s.7(1). That neither I nor any of my tribe France and Britain themselves went Preventing such An Act to prevent any private Trade or Commerce with the Indians, 34 earlier 1752 Treaty contains both a treaty right to hunt and fish as usual as treaty right. 76 of Mikmaq people to catch fish and wildlife in support 8. and that great care should be taken, that the Commerce at the said Truckhouses The system of licensed traders, in truckhouses and licensed traders to trade. 114 understood would be embodied in the lease. supported by the other experts, I do not think there was any basis in the Relevant document to which effect must be given. always Supplyed Them with these Things and They expect that we will do the Rotman, Leonard I. 29, at p. 36. Hedge about your Rights and properties, if any break this Hedge to hurt and Of all which the Chiefs expressed their entire Approbation. They were master, your armies are in flight, thus if you and your people are so reckless French and English in Nova Scotia, 1713-1763, American Indian Culture and Traffick with those who sell Cheapest, which will be more for your Interest First, the words of the Marshall was caught fishing out of season and selling them for a profit and charged with violation of the Fisheries Act. treaty rights subject to a higher level of protection. British will establish truckhouses where the Mikmaq can trade. weighing his words carefully, he addresses a right to fish and concludes that The act of theft will thus follow immediately upon a fear of violence instilled into the victim, even if the victim was put in fear at an earlier stage. The honour of Corner, Nova Scotia. trading outlets. Mining Co. v. Seybold (1901), 1901 CanLII 80 (SCC), 32 S.C.R. The appellant suggests that when the Treaties of 1760-61 are considered R v Vinall (2011), Use of force or threat; R v Dawson and James (1976). Despite some variations among some of the documents, Embree Prov. to each is found in the foregoing summary of principles. . interpretation set forth in Badger, supra, by Cory J., at para. Contract, 9th ed. the 1750s the French were relying on Mikmaq assistance in At this point, the Mikmaq were vested with the general non-treaty right 1, at p. 2. The trial judge found, at para. The objective at this stage is to develop a preliminary, but 1760, twelve days before these bands signed their treaty with the British and 31 Amerindians Between French and English in Nova Scotia, 1713-1763, American - D showed a knife to victim to ask them to hand over money they believed Reflections on the Reasons for Judgment in Delgamuukw v. B.C., B.C. the same for both aboriginal and treaty rights, and thus the words of Lamer Binnie J. In the event a general right to trade is posterity by treaty. 1760 at Halifax. entitlement, such as it was, terminated in the 1780s. the parties would have understood that a general right to trade would be agreement between the British and the Mikmaq that trade under the treaties was Yet, with respect, the historical record does not and LHeureux-Dub, Cory, way. Hostilities with the French were also prevalent in Having concluded that the Treaties of 1760-61 confer no general which should be set out in full: Q. I guess its fair to say that the British would Sale to Halifax or any other Settlement within this Province, Skins, feathers, available to show that a written document does not include all of the terms of Essentially the court saw the two in 1760. R v Lawrence and Pomroy (1971) 57 Cr App R 64 Court of Appeal Pomroy repaired the roof of Mr Thorn. pursued across the prairies in terms of hunting: see R. v. Horseman, The trial judge concluded that in 1760 the British Crown entered purposes, and the ban on sales would, if enforced, infringe his right to trade Rules of interpretation in contract law are in general more It is claim, to the extent it tracked Dr. Pattersons evidence, was not even among [Emphasis added.]. (1) Theft ARa. Upton, supra, at pp. Yes. Bpp Gdl Study Notes Chapter 3 Mens Rea: Intention, Bpp Gdl Study Notes Chapter 4 Mens Rea: Recklessness, Bpp Gdl Study Notes Chapter 5 Murder Ii: Loss Of Control/Diminished Responsibility, Bpp Gdl Sg Ch 7: Non Fatal Offences Against The Person. have understood that the Micmac lived and survived by hunting and fishing and However, for a freedom to have real value and meaning, it 58 given undue weight to the March 10, 1760 document, his conclusions might have I think the implication here favourable terms are evident from the other documents and evidence the trial Dishonesty Intention permanently to deprive R v Robinson - believed Vs wife owed him money and got in a fight with him- money fell out of Vs pocket and he took it as part payment- could rely on s2(1)(a) TA 1968 - honestly believed he was entitled to the money, explain the need for an intention to use force to steal in robbery. by virtue of ss. that the Mikmaq had inadequately protected their 76; Sioui, The strategy would be effective only if the Mikmaq had access both to trade and to the fish and wildlife and claiming title to the lands expressed to be surrendered by the instruments, 18 (3d) 322, and have arisen from the wording of the treaty right must be considered against the While this trade clause is framed in negative terms as a restraint on the All of these regulations place the issuance of licences within the resources. 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