Robertson v. Beauvais: Quebec Civil Code Applied to First Nations Land Dispute?

In some kind of bizarro reverse world, Kyle Beauvais recently argued that Quebec provincial law, rather than  federal law, should apply in a dispute directly concerning Kahnawake Mohawk reserve land.  Beauvais asserted that there “is a complete and utter absence of federal law governing the dispute” and that the Quebec Civil Code should apply.

Yikes.  Talk about inviting the fox into the chicken coop.  The Federal Court of Canada rejected his argument.  Here’s the decision.

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