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Trudeau should learn from B.C. and rethink legislating UN declaration into federal law
Appeared in the Globe and Mail, March 11, 2020 The United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP) was approved by the UN General Assembly in 2007. Its most controversial feature is a call for “free, prior and informed consent” ...
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Don’t be fooled by ShutDownCanada or misleading claims from dishonest activists
Appeared in National Newswatch, February 18, 2020 On Tuesday, while activists reportedly tried to “ arrest ” Premier John Horgan at his house in British Columbia, Prime Minister Trudeau spoke to the House of Commons, stressing the need for “ patience ” as ...
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First Nations’ right to be consulted not a right to veto energy projects
Appeared in the Globe and Mail, September 30, 2016 A new opponent of pipelines has announced its existence—the Treaty Alliance against Tar Sands Expansion. It consists of more than 50 Canadian First Nations, mostly from Quebec and British Columbia, plus a ...