In February 2018, the Liberal government in Canada announced it would be releasing in the future a new legislative framework for recognizing Indigenous rights and title, with a heavy emphasis on Indigenous self-governance. “We need to get to a place where Indigenous...
Bill C-262, the proposed legislation requiring Canadian laws to meet an undefined measure of compliance with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Aboriginal Peoples (UNDRIP) is being held up by Conservative senators. Tax paying Canadians should be thankful....
- New Book Release July 2019 - Since Indigenous Affairs (IA) became a stand-alone Canadian government department in 1966, it has mushroomed into a federal department unlike any other. IA has jurisdictional reach over 90 percent of Canada’s land mass, authorities...
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Big infrastructure spending plans in both Canada, the United States, and the European Union, all place a lot of emphasis on renewable energy displacing coal, gas and petroleum burning generating stations and motor vehicles. Yet little attention is given to the one...
The technology landscape consists of giant powerhouses like Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook and AOL (to name a few) and a veritable plethora of smaller companies ranging in size from one-person start-ups to mid-sized corporations. The one thing that all of these...
First Nations should not focus on Aboriginal financial institutions as they only deal with the symptoms of Native poverty, as the true cause is the lack of property rights and deficiencies within the Indian Act.
Has Chief Gilbert Whiteduck of Kitigan Zibi First Nation in Quebec been reading from the Frontier Centre playbook when he suggested First Nations set up organizations funded primarily from First Nation communities and not the government? He is frustrated with the...
Executive Summary The century Treaty of Waitangi covers all of New Zealand. It involved representatives of the British Crown and Maori chiefs. Although there are conflicts over interpretation, the treaty protected Maori ownership over their lands and recognized...
New Zealand’s treaty settlement process has been surrounded in controversy and bad racial relations, but the Ngâi Tahu stands out as a successful model.
I was recently watching a video taped debate between Ezra Levant, author of Ethical Oil, and an environmentalist from B.C., over the ethical nature of oil. It became evident to me that the extreme side that favours dismantling the oil sand industry does not want to...
There is often a disconnect between the views of mainstream Aboriginal organizations and those of average members on the ground, so governments should consider that when adopting policies.
There is no good reason for MPs of all political stripes to not support new legislation designed to make First Nation governments more transparent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koWgmj55KWg Dambisa Moyo is a controversial African economist who made waves recently for suggesting that sub-Saharan African countries should have a timeline for development aid after which it is cut off. Moyo, in her book Dead Aid,...
One of the most crucial elements is the signing of a municipal services agreement which includes tax loss compensation. This is to offset the tax exempt status of the reserves commercial and real estate holdings.