Book Review – Peter Best – Grave Error: How the Media Misled Us (and the Truth about Residential Schools) (1 of 2)
Aboriginal Futures
The Call To Abandon ESG Is A Plea For Indigenous Prosperity
If the activists behind ESG cared, they would not stand in the way of First Nation and Metis communities that wish to move from poverty to prosperity through energy projects. Initially, the three criteria to measure or value investments – Environment, Social, and...
The Smallwood Solution
$875,000 for every indigenous man, woman and child living in a rural First Nations community. That is approximately what Canadian taxpayers will have to pay if a report commissioned by the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is accepted. According to the report 349...
ESG And The New Eco-Colonialism
ESG investing standards have become all the rage around the world. Big institutional investors and pension funds now race to outdo their competitors in meeting nebulous and politically charged criteria. ESG—which stands for Environment, Social, and Governance—asks...
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Traditional Teaching is not Obsolete
Artificial intelligence has come a long way. Unlike the rudimentary software of the past, modern-day programs such as ChatGPT are truly impressive. Whether you need a 1,000-word essay summarizing the history of Manitoba, a 500-word article extolling the virtues of...
Ottawa’s Policies Defeat Its Critical Minerals Push
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a recent rush visit to the Saskatchewan Research Council’s experimental rare earth refining facility in Saskatoon. He touted his government’s efforts to promote rare earth discovery, development, and extraction, along with the...
Will Premier Kinew Choose the Indigenous Prosperity Path?
Wab Kinew being elected as the first Indigenous premier is historic, and a golden opportunity for him to set a different course for Indigenous peoples in Manitoba. Similarly, when Barack Obama was elected the first Black president, it was historic but there are...
Did Brandon, Manitoba Commit Genocide?
When Parliament unanimously passed its motion declaring that residential schools were genocide, it was probably inevitable that municipal and provincial elected bodies would follow. City councillors in Brandon, Man. are currently debating the following motion: “The...
A Commentary On The Restoule Case As It Comes Before The Supreme Court Of Canada
On November 7th and 8th , 2023, several important legal and fiscal issues will be argued before the Supreme Court of Canada in the Crown-Indigenous rights case: Restoule vs. Ontario and Canada. The main issue is whether the 19 th century treaties that Great Britain...
What NB’s Premier Is Saying With His Motion On Land Claims
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is essentially saying “We don’t trust you” in the motion he introduced to protect New Brunswick property owners from a massive indigenous land claim. He is saying it to the indigenous politicians who are bringing the claim, to the...
Book Review – The 1867 Project
Book Review – Symposium – Reviewing The 1867 Project (3 of 3)
A Revised History of Canada
A Revised History of Canada – Symposium – Reviewing The 1867 Project (2 of 3)
1967 versus 2023
Symposium – Reviewing the 1867 Project (1 of 3)
Canada’s Woke Nightmare: A Warning to the West
A new video documentary by Britain’s Telegraph Newspaper
Why Do People Want To Believe The Worst?
“Societies appear to be subject, every now and then, to periods of moral panic. A condition, episode, person or group of persons emerges to become defined as a threat to societal values and interests; its nature is presented in a stylized and stereotypical fashion by...