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Aboriginal Futures
Frontier Centre for Public Policy Report Refutes Genocide Claims
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Frontier Centre for Public Policy report refutes genocide claims Let us now commit to a future where truth and reconciliation are built on solid foundations of evidence and mutual respect WINNIPEG, July 23, 2024 – A groundbreaking report by the...
Sadly, AFN Remains Bad Venue for Future-Oriented Prosperity Message
Manitoba’s First Nations should reflect on the AFN’s direction as they consider negative reactions to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at a recent Assembly of First Nations (AFN) meeting in Montreal. Poilievre, who in the past has boldly said we need to end the...
UNDRIP’S False Promise of Indigenous Nationhood Threatens Individual Indigenous Canadians
All societies need to make use of force, both to preserve internal order and to protect themselves from external enemies. A liberal society does this by creating a powerful state, but then constraining that power under a rule of law. The state’s power is based on a...
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Canadian Property Rights Index 2023
A Snapshot of Property Rights Protection in Canada After 10 years
Alberta Politics and Empty Promises of Health-care Solutions
The writ has been dropped and Albertans are off to the polls on May 29. That leaves just four weeks for political leaders and voters to sort out what is arguably the most divisive, yet significant, issue for this election - health care. On Day 2, NDP leader Rachel...
The Quiet Remaking of Canada
Most Canadians are unaware that a campaign to remake Canada is underway. The conception of that most Canadians have of their country - that it is, one nation, in which citizens of different ethnic, religious and racial groups are all treated equally, under one set of...
National Indigenous History Month Should Promote Truth Telling
The Canadian House of Commons designated June as National Aboriginal History Month in 2009. The name was changed to National Indigenous History Month in 2017. The theme of the first week of this year’s effort to “honour the stories, achievements and resilience of...
Media Release: Call for Public Inquiry into the “Kamloops Graves Hoax”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Canada Needs a Public Inquiry into the “Kamloops Graves Hoax” Call for a public inquiry is a step towards uncovering the truth and ensuring such a national scandal never happens again WINNIPEG, June 28, 2024 – The Frontier Centre for Public...
Why Is Trudeau Sticking To The Unmarked Graves Falsehood?
The claim made by Chief Rosanne Casimir on May 27th, 2021, that the remains of 215 children, former students of the Kamloops Indian Residential School (KIRS) had been found in unmarked graves on the school grounds, was false. Only soil anomalies were detected by a...
Canada’s National Indigenous Peoples Day
The gap is widening exponentially for the marginalized
‘The Knowing’ Has The Feel Of Propaganda
Canadian journalist Tanya Talaga has a new book coming out this summer called “The Knowing.” In this CBC report about it, Talaga is quoted as saying: “We have all heard of someone who didn't come home — this is The Knowing. It is Canada's shame. If every Indigenous...
What Needs to be Celebrated on National Indigenous Peoples Day?
National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21, is annually marked by many activities across the country showcasing the richness and diversity of Canada’s Indigenous people. As well as celebrating this richness and diversity, there is good reason to celebrate this June 21....
BC Property Owners Face An Uncertain Future
BC property owners face an uncertain future due to the Eby government’s Aboriginal land policies
Let’s Get The Facts On The Graves, With A Public Enquiry
Canada needs a public inquiry into what has become known as “The Kamloops Graves Hoax”. The May 27, 2021 claim of the Kamloops Indian band was that “human remains” were found in the apple orchard area of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, resulting in...