Reading Time: 3 minutes As Canada begins its next 150 years, there is great potential for prosperity and progress for everyone, provided we accept basic tenets of modern nationhood
Tag: Aboriginal Politics
System that rewards status Indians is spectacularly unfair
Reading Time: 3 minutes And things will get a whole lot worse – and costly – as more and more people are added to the list of entitled
Ring of Fire: burning down a rare economic opportunity
Reading Time: 3 minutes First Nations can’t veto development in northern Ontario. They must engage in good faith, just like business and governments, and not squander this opportunity
Taxing First Nations encourages accountability, good governance
Reading Time: 3 minutes Indigenous citizens would have real control over their communities and destinies if more funds were generated through taxes on reserves
New data pans First Nations custom-made election rules
Reading Time: 3 minutes May lead to discrimination and abuse of power, with disputes frequently ending up in federal court
Attawapiskat First Nation refuses to address its problems
Reading Time: 3 minutes De Beers decided to shelve plans to expand its mine because of the difficulty of dealing with continual protests from community members
How political activists have weaponized “duty to consult”
Reading Time: 3 minutes First Nations in Ontario are challenging routine maintenance work on the Canadian Mainline, which carries natural gas from western to eastern Canada
Indigenous communities deserve economic choice
Reading Time: 3 minutes Allowing free market ownership of urban reserves can give First Nations the economic clout to move ahead, despite having to pay taxes
Killing energy projects only hurts First Nations
Reading Time: 4 minutes Stringent environmental oversight already protects native rights to land and water, negating the need for veto rights
Giving First Nations the power to flourish
Reading Time: 3 minutes Across Canada, significant projects have improved conditions in many communities, thanks to a funding model that demands accountability