Canada's accommodating judiciary: how the Supreme Court of Canada can actively encourage negotiations in aboriginal rights and treaty claims

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AVIS:L'auteur a accorde une licence non exclusive permettant a la Bibliotheque et Archives Canada de reproduire, publier, archiver, sauvegarder, conserver, transmettre au public par telecommunication ou par I'lnternet, preter, distribuer et vendre des theses partout dans le monde, a des fins commerciales ou autres, sur support microforme, papier, electronique et/ou autres formats.i * i Canada R ep ro d u ced with p erm ission o f th e copyright ow ner.Further reproduction prohibited w ithout perm ission.As I began this M.A Legal Studies program I thumbed through several completed theses to get some idea what I was in store for.As I read 'acknowledgement' pages at the beginning of nearly every one I scoffed and thought 'Just like an acceptance speech at the Oscars, how corny can you get', vowing I would not include one in my own completed thesis.Looking back on the process however, I realize why this section is included and how ungrateful it would be to not include it.That being said.... My most sincere 'thank you' to David Elliott, my thesis supervisor; without whom I am convinced I would still be formulating a coherent topic.Those of you reading this, looking for inspiration for your thesis, my advice to you is this: Make one-hundred percent sure you work with a