The Ontario Superior Court building is seen in Toronto on Jan. 29, 2020. The Canadian Press/Colin Perkel
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An Ontario court judge is calling the $510 million legal fee for attorneys involved in a First Nations treaty rights case “unreasonable” and has ordered the amount be reduced to $23 million.
The 2023 Robinson Huron Treaty settlement that sought to remedy unpaid treaty annuities for 21 First Nations resulted in a $10 billion settlement. More than 5 percent of that sum went to the lawyers who argued the case on behalf of the First Nations.
Jennifer Cowan is a writer and editor with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.
