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1. First Nations support pipelines including Trans Mountain—a fact you rarely see or hear

   Appeared in the Edmonton Journal, April 10, 2018 Alberta Premier Rachel Notley forgot one group of Canadians when she cheered a recent court ruling relating to the $7.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project (which, of course, has since been ...

2. Weaver should support Site C—for the indigenous and non-indigenous in B.C.

   Appeared in the Vancouver Province, July 6, 2017 You would think, given the desire for “green” energy, that a “green” political party leader would support the development of more hydro power for Vancouver. Or for that matter, for export to the United ...

3. First Nations can’t veto Ring of Fire development in northern Ontario

   Appeared in the Waterloo Region Record, June 17, 2017 It’s often said that successful First Nations must operate at the speed of business, not the speed of government. That saying certainly applies to First Nations affected by the Ring of Fire mining ...

4. 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 ...

5. Look to public-private partnerships to build infrastructure for Ontario’s Ring of Fire

   Appeared in the Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal, March 1, 2017 It has been 10 years since the discovery of a massive chromite deposit in northern Ontario, which could be a game changer for the region’s economy. But despite this potential, the developers are ...