Are Manitobans tired of suffering from high food prices at the grocery store? Well, the feds believe it is your God-given right to suffer even some more as they impose ever more onerous climate policies on farmers. The federal government announced it has plans to...
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Turmoil at the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) should lead to Reform
The AFN claims to speak for First Nations in Canada. But serious problems started with allegations about the new National Chief RoseAnne Archibald. Earlier this year, Archibald was subjected to complaints by her staff, alleging harassment and a toxic workplace....
Moving Aboriginal Services Closer to People a Good Thing
Manitobans should be cautiously optimistic about a deal that will transfer health care for Indigenous communities in the province to a regional Indigenous authority. If done properly and not politicized, a deal between the federal government, the Manitoba government...
Ditching Pesticide Ban Good for Environment
Manitoba needs to follow good science and not give into ideological environmentalists who value kneejerk emotionalism over positive outcomes. Case in point is the province’s sensible decision to lift a ban at least partially on cosmetic pesticides passed by the...
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No Evidence of Climate Crisis
In his annual State of the Climate report published on April 14, 2022, Dr. Ole Humlum, Emeritus Professor at the University of Oslo, examined detailed patterns in temperature changes in the atmosphere and oceans together with trends in climate impacts. Many of these...
It Is Time to Move On
I wrote an opinion column immediately following the May 27, 2021 announcement of the “shocking discovery of 215 bodies found in a mass grave at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.” In that column, I correctly stressed the need to wait for real...
Nisga’a Split Over Benefits of 1998 Treaty
Thirteen years after the Nisga’a Treaty granted unprecedented rights to a First Nations community in British Columbia, a new study shows the Nisga’a are divided about how their community is faring.
Self-Government Has Been a Mixed Blessing: A study has found the Nisga’a have problems with nepotism, but deliver services better
A study carried out by the Winnipeg-based Frontier Centre for Public Policy reveals that, while aboriginal self-government is not all it’s cracked up to be, the Nisga’a are fairly happy with the aftermath of their treaty.
Media Release – The Nisga’a Treaty: 10 Years Later: Survey reveals perceived improvements and deteriorations
An ambitious new study asks the Nisga’a people if a self-government agreement has worked to their benefit or to their detriment.
Media Release – Ngâi Tahu: A Model For Indigenous Success?: Group demonstrates good tribal stewardship
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.
Media Release – Evaluating Canada’s Place in International Property Rights Protection: Frontier Centre contributes landmark indigenous property rights case study
The Frontier Centre is the Canadian think tank partner in the release of the 2011 International Property Rights Index – which measures property rights protection globally. Canada scores 9 of 129 countries measured, significantly ahead of the USA which scored 18 of 129.
Researcher Says Alberta Lagging on Property Rights
The 2011 International Property Rights Index released this week is the fifth annual study that investigates how well countries protect property rights. Out of 129 countries, Canada ranks ninth in the world, just below Australia. Finland and Sweden are first and second, respectively, while the United States is nineteenth.
Chiefs Don’t Offer Protection: Poll
Frontier Centre in the media from the Winnipeg Free Press.
Defending Matrimonial Property Legislation
Joseph Quesnel's study Defending Matrimonial Property Legislation is getting good play around the country. For examples, see here and here.
Chief, band in election standoff; Members block bridge in dispute over extended term
“A Southern Alberta native chief has cancelled a band election set for next month, extending his term by two years and provoking a protest blockade of the road into a reserve west of Calgary.”