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1. Government increases funding for on-reserve housing but should grant property rights

   Appeared in the Whitehorse Daily Star, April 5, 2016 In its recent federal budget, the Liberal government committed $227 million in 2016/17 to “address urgent housing needs on reserve,” noting that First Nations people living on reserve are “more likely ...

2. Federal government rewards chiefs, First Nations bands for lack of transparency

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, December 28, 2015 On Friday, the federal government chose to lift sanctions and restore salaries for the 43 First Nation chiefs that were not complying with the First Nations Transparency Act and withholding basic financial ...

3. Property rights for all Canadians: the First Nations issue forgotten by all federal political parties

   Consider this fact. In Canada today there are three groups of people who cannot legally own property: children, the mentally incompetent and First Nations people who live on a reserve. That’s right, First Nations people in Canada who ...

4. Reforms bear fruit in First Nations community in Saskatchewan

   Despite headlines about poverty and low graduation rates, some First Nations communities in Canada are experiencing success. Consider Whitecap Dakota First Nation, located just outside of Saskatoon. For the past 21 years the community ...

5. A reason to celebrate on National Aboriginal Day

   Appeared in the Regina Leader Post and Huffington Post A small First Nations community called Whitecap Dakota, located just outside of Saskatoon, has a lot to celebrate on National Aboriginal Day. Whitecap Dakota describes itself as a modern and ...

6. Diefenbaker gave Aboriginals the right to vote; when will they get the right to own property?

   Appeared in the National Post National Aboriginal Day is a time for Canadians to reflect on the contributions of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Sadly, on this day most people will instead consider the sorry state of reserve communities and ask why, despite ...