Joseph Quesnel warns that plans to protect Manitoba’s vast Seal River watershed may sacrifice critical economic opportunities. While the region’s ecological value is real, its untapped mineral wealth—including uranium, diamonds, and gold—offers potential prosperity for northern communities. Declaring the area off limits to development could hinder Indigenous-led resource initiatives and betray Canada’s push for mineral independence. Quesnel urges Ottawa and Manitoba to pause and pursue a balanced path that honours both conservation and economic opportunity.
Natural Resources
Nova Scotia’s Resource Reckoning—A Lesson for Canada’s Have-Nots
Premier Tim Houston recently made waves by uttering a taboo sentiment in Nova Scotia: The Atlantic province has banned the extraction of too many natural resources, and it is time for the province to find a path toward self-sufficiency. "We must take the 'no'...
Wildfire Risks May Demand Stricter Building Codes
The recent devastating and immense wildfires in Southern California that destroyed tens of thousands of structures inspire much sympathy and sadness among observers. Soon, thoughts will turn to rebuilding the burned-out homes, businesses and public buildings....
Unlock BC’s Mining Potential: Cut the Red Tape
BC is at a crucial juncture. It must swiftly create an ideal policy climate to capitalize on the impending critical minerals boom fully. The choice is clear: the province must cut regulatory red tape and create a stable investment climate. If BC resists these...
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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...
Unlock BC’s Mining Potential: Cut the Red Tape
BC is at a crucial juncture. It must swiftly create an ideal policy climate to capitalize on the impending critical minerals boom fully. The choice is clear: the province must cut regulatory red tape and create a stable investment climate. If BC resists these changes,...
The Nunavut Control-of-Resources Shell Game
The Inuit underclass needs help that works, and don’t get it
Wab Faces Test Over Manitoba’s Mining Future
Premier Wab Kinew is at a crossroads: he must decide whether to align with Manitobans seeking prosperity or with the zero-growth green activists prevalent in his party. This decision is crucial in shaping Manitoba's future as a mining leader. It was not so long ago in...
The Biden Administration’s Disconcerting Bias Against Canadian Oil
Biden’s inconsistent approach to pipelines is raising eyebrows
Canada Has a Role in Making the World A Safer Place. Why Don’t We?
It started in Japan: the concept of de-coupling from China. The Japanese government offered its corporations billions of dollars to move manufacturing out of China, to safer more friendly locations. It then caught fire in the USA, initially under the Trump...
Canadian Fires
If you are living in eastern Canada or the northeast of the United States, you are experiencing quite smoky/hazy skies, the result of fires in Canada. The fires have spread from northern Alberta eastward into other provinces, including Quebec, generating...
Water, Water Everywhere but Not a Drop to Use
As the Bolsheviks famously put it: Who? Whom? It’s them or us.
Stefanson Right to Defend Provincial Resource Ownership
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson does us all proud in defending the province’s constitutional right to control its natural resources. She tweeted recently, “I will always defend Manitoba from any attempt to unilaterally strip clear provincial constitutional...
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...