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1. Ontario PC leader could promote pro-growth agenda for First Nations

   A Toronto Star columnist recently lamented about the apparent lack of policies from Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford on Indigenous affairs. While Indigenous issues are federal responsibilities, the provincial government can do a lot to ...

2. Canada's growing Indigenous populations put pressure on federal and provincial budgets

   As reported this week in various media outlets, Ontario now has the largest population of Metis people in Canada. All Indigenous populations—First Nation, Metis, Inuit—are increasing at a rate more than four times greater than the non ...

3. First Nations leaders should stop listening to activists who unfairly target Canada’s oilsands

   Why is one alliance of indigenous communities acting to harm the economies of indigenous communities in another part of the country, and ultimately all indigenous communities? A consortium of First Nations announced last week that they ...

4. Amazon trumps government in delivering goods to the North

   A private company seems to be doing a much better job than government at getting critical groceries to residents of a remote northern community. CBC News has been reporting how most residents of Iqaluit, Nunavut with a credit card have ...

5. Indigenous peoples should embrace Canada 150

   For anyone reading or watching the news, it’s no surprise that many within the indigenous community are expressing ambivalence or outright opposition to celebrating Canada’s 150th anniversary. The common refrain is “why should I ...

6. NDP-Green pact does not translate into First Nation veto power over energy projects in B.C.

   The recently-signed four-year “confidence and supply agreement” between the Green Party and NDP in British Columbia has the potential to allow indigenous communities in the province to scuttle major energy projects. In the context of ...

7. Taxation—the next logical step in self-governance for First Nations

   Increasingly, First Nation communities are realizing the value of self-taxation to good governance. This means the stigma many indigenous communities have over taxation is changing. For example, Whitecap Dakota Nation, a First Nation in ...

8. Ontario’s Ring of Fire could spawn thousands of jobs for several decades

   Ten years ago, one of the largest mineral deposits was discovered about 400 kilometres north of Thunder Bay in northwestern Ontario. The so-called “Ring of Fire” was supposed to be a game-changer in the Ontario and Canadian economy. The ...

9. Growing U.S. protectionism threatens Canada’s forestry industry

   A tentative deal between Canada and the United States on softwood lumber expired at midnight on Oct. 12. The ongoing softwood lumber war between Canada and the U.S. is largely due to American economic protectionism, or more precisely, ...

10. Before anything else, First Nations in Canada require economic empowerment

    Much ado was made recently about a British Columbia grand chief’s refusal to participate in a planned royal “reconciliation” ceremony with Prince William in Victoria. The ceremony involved a staff and a ring and was meant to symbolize ...