Court clears path for First Nation lawsuit over port’s ‘export monopoly’.

The article reports that a British Columbia Supreme Court judge allowed the Metlakatla First Nation's lawsuit against the Prince Rupert Port Authority to proceed, ruling the claim seeks damages for losses from an alleged export monopoly rather than a collateral attack on federal project approval. Topics include unresolved Aboriginal rights and title, jurisdictional authority between court levels; and alleged breaches of consultation and fiduciary duties.