Legal and Strategic Advisor for Indigenous Initiatives

John is the Legal and Strategic Advisor of Indigenous Initiatives at McCarthy Tétrault LLP.
He is a member of the legal team representing First Nations people across the country in a class action lawsuits against Canada seeking to compel the government to provide safe, clean drinking water to all First Nations. Most recently, Canada announced that it had reached an Agreement in Principle to settle the class actions. Canada has committed to spending $8 billion to address the water issues.
John’s family on his father’s side is Sto:lo, whose traditional territory is the Fraser River Valley in British Columbia. He is of mixed heritage.