Different test for best interest of indigenous children, public interest standing and nuisance bamboo

The week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: When children are believed to be at risk of harm in British Columbia, they can be apprehended by the director of the Ministry of Children and Families and placed with another family member or into foster care. Pursuant to the Child, Family and Community Service Act, a judge would then need to determine what was in the best interest of the child. This act sets out a list of factors a judge must consider when deciding what’s in the best int...