Manitoba Métis Federation v. Canada (Attorney General): Understanding the Supreme Court of Canada's Decision

Case involved lands promised in the Manitoba Act, 1870 and the contention that legislation enacted by Manitoba government, which affected implementation of the Act, was not within the province's jurisdiction. Court issued this declaration: "“[t]hat the federal Crown failed to implement the land grant provision set out in s. 31 of the Manitoba Act, 1870 in accordance with the honour of the Crown.”