Kenneth Tyler
Kenneth J. Tyler, Barrister and Solicitor, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver, is an associate lawyer in the Litigation Branch, responsible for cases relating to Aboriginal and Treaty rights, the Division of Powers between the federal and provincial legislatures, and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Formerly: Counsel, Constitutional Law Branch, Manitoba Department of Justice Counsel, Constitutional Law Branch, Saskatchewan Department of Justice. Defended against challenges to provincial legislation and the Criminal Code based upon the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the division of powers and Aboriginal or Treaty rights. Provided legal and policy advice to government departments on constitutional and Aboriginal issues; assisted in the drafting of legislation relevant to constitutional issues; provided advice in relation to constitutional reform initiatives. Manager, Constitutional Law Unit, Department of Justice, Government of Newfoundland. Provided advice to the Premier and Minister of Justice on the Charlottetown constitutional reform process. Co-ordinator of Constitutional Relations, Constitutional Branch, Saskatchewan Justice.
Provided advice to the Premier, the Minister of Justice, and the Department of Economic Development and Trade on the Meech Lake Accord and the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement; member and legal advisor to the Saskatchewan Government's negotiating team to settle outstanding Treaty Land entitlement claims in Saskatchewan. Sessional Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba in Canadian Constitutional Law. President of Tyler, Wright & Daniel Ltd., a small research consulting firm specializing in historical research on native land claims.
Education: LLB., University of Manitoba, 1984. M.A. (History), University of Alberta, 1979. Thesis: A Tax-Eating Proposition: The History of the Passpasstayo Reserve. Publications: Indian Resource and Water Rights, [1982] 4 C.N.L.R. 1. A Modest Proposal for Legislative Reform to Facilitate the Settlement of Specific Indian Claims, [1981] 3 C.N.L.R. 1. Biographies of Chiefs Pasquah, Cowessess and One Arrow in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
Provided advice to the Premier, the Minister of Justice, and the Department of Economic Development and Trade on the Meech Lake Accord and the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement; member and legal advisor to the Saskatchewan Government's negotiating team to settle outstanding Treaty Land entitlement claims in Saskatchewan. Sessional Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba in Canadian Constitutional Law. President of Tyler, Wright & Daniel Ltd., a small research consulting firm specializing in historical research on native land claims.
Education: LLB., University of Manitoba, 1984. M.A. (History), University of Alberta, 1979. Thesis: A Tax-Eating Proposition: The History of the Passpasstayo Reserve. Publications: Indian Resource and Water Rights, [1982] 4 C.N.L.R. 1. A Modest Proposal for Legislative Reform to Facilitate the Settlement of Specific Indian Claims, [1981] 3 C.N.L.R. 1. Biographies of Chiefs Pasquah, Cowessess and One Arrow in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography.