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Métis harvesting rights case in Meadow Lake adjourned to September

Apr 7, 2026 | 3:41 PM

A Métis harvesting rights case in Meadow Lake that could influence similar matters across Saskatchewan has been adjourned to September, with no decision yet reached.

The cases involving Warren Boyer, Oliver Poitras and Harold St. Pierre were adjourned to Sept. 14, 2026, in Meadow Lake Provincial Court. 

The three men face provincial charges related to hunting and fishing without licences.

The case has been treated as a test case, with similar charges elsewhere in the province on hold pending its outcome, according to one of the defence lawyers, Kathy Hodgson-Smith.

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The retrial follows a 2022 Saskatchewan Court of Appeal decision that overturned earlier convictions against Poitras and Boyer, ruling the original trial had too narrowly restricted the evidence. St. Pierre was later added to the retrial so his case could be heard alongside the others as part of the same proceeding.

The case centres on whether the men’s actions are protected under Section 35 of the Constitution, which recognizes Indigenous rights.

No further details on the latest court appearance were immediately available.

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