One Commit his caucus to introduce a resolution in the House of Commons which opens on September 19, supporting a Citizen Led, Independent National Inquiry into the mandates and lockdowns by Governments concerning the so called Covid pandemic. Were they necessary, was...
Anyone who thinks of the word Alberta will likely say, oh, yes, that’s an area in the western part of Canada —a Province of Canada. I think that is how it is known now. Constitutionally it is a Province of Canada. There are no other Constitutions of this nature to...
First, The Unconstitutional Imposition of provisions of the Emergencies Act by a Liberal Government earlier this year involved an Act introduced into Parliament and passed by a Conservative Government in 1985. So we have the two major political parties involved in...
Because the Federal Government and the Provincial Governments of Canada have allowed the Constitution‘s separation of powers outlined in Section 92 of the BNA Act to be blurred —disfigured. Section 92(7) outlines exclusive jurisdiction over health to be provincial....
At the time of Confederation, Canada’s Plains Indians were in a desperate situation. The same European-introduced guns and horses that resulted in a briefly glorious golden age for them had also resulted in constant inter-tribal warfare and the rapid disappearance of...
Political attacks on the Indian Act are back in the news, and that is a good thing. However, Canadian politicians, including First Nation politicians, need a credible plan about what to do before we pull out the champagne. Attacking the Indian Act is not a big deal...
Some interesting news south of the border. This piece by the Montana-based Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) tells it all. Apparently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has imposed new regulations on the coal industry that are basically...
Today the CRTC announced a new exercise in participatory democracy, directly consulting the public on the future of the television system in Canada. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2013/2013-563.htm Although this is meant to be in keeping with the government’s...
Communities in British Columbia are raising alarm bells over a proposed change to the federal Additions to Reserve (ATR) policy. The changes will streamline the process for creating reserves away from home reserves. First Nations are able to access additional...
An interesting video by the Global Warming Policy Foundation:
Two new studies on wireless competition in Canada were released last week. Also, Bell announced that it was cutting roaming rates to the U.S. “Wireless Competition in Canada: An Assessment” is by Jeffrey Church of the University of Calgary’s School of Public...
Little Pine First Nation, a small band located about 90 kilometres from Lloydminster, is aiming to radically reduce its social assistance rates on reserve. This piece explains what they’re doing. According to the news story, the community has reduced its caseload by...
Recently, Manitoba Conservative MP Steven Fletcher promoted the building of a transmission line from Manitoba Hydro’s northern dams (two new ones are planned to be constructed in the next decade) to carry electricity to Saskatchewan and Alberta. Conceptually,...
Manitoba’s Ombudsman is celebrating national Right to Know week (September 23 to 28), asserting our individual and democratic right to access government-held information and promoting open, accessible and transparent government. The Ombudsman notes that access to...
Innovation in health care is coming from an unlikely place. A First Nation in British Columbia is using its unique constitutional position to create what is taboo in the rest of Canada. The self-governing Westbank First Nation is set to build a 100-bed hospital to...