The UFCA has been granted intervenor standing in a proceeding commenced in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia by Sipekne’katik First Nation. In this proceeding, it is alleged that the federal Fisheries Act and certain federal regulations unjustifiably infringe upon the Applicants’ treaty right affirmed by the Supreme Court of Canada in the Marshall decisions to fish for trade in pursuit of a moderate livelihood. This case, currently before the Supreme Court, has been commenced in the past two years and is currently in pre-trial (Disclosure).