Welcome. Chris Holmes becomes an Associate Lawyer at Barriston. Chris will be practicing in the areas of Business Law, Real Estate, and Wills & Estate. He was called to the bar in January 2019 after completing his articling term with Barriston
When Enfranchisement Outlives the Law: Nicholas v Canada and the Continuing Reach of the Indian Act
17 August 2026
For generations, enfranchisement was one of the Indian Act’s principal instruments of assimilation. It rested on a stark premise: a First Nations person could obtain