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1. Aboriginal land claims—the largest deterrent to mining investment in B.C.

   Appeared in National Newswatch, March 4, 2016 British Columbia has extraordinary mineral potential. In the recent Fraser Institute annual survey of mining companies, mining executives from around the world placed B.C. in the global top 20 in terms of pure ...

2. Two decades later, back where we started: Yale First Nation and the failed treaty process

   The treaty process in British Columbia recently received a major setback as Yale First Nation, a community in southern B.C., put its treaty implementation processes on hold. The  First Nation announced it would be unable to implement its ...

3. First Nation sues paper company in B.C. after court opens door for litigation against private parties

   Last week the Halalt First Nation filed two civil suits totalling $2.1 billion in damages against Catalyst Paper, a pulp and paper company based in Richmond, British Columbia. The community claims that the company’s mill in Crofton—which ...

4. Aboriginal rights and private property rights clash in British Columbia

   Appeared in the Waterloo Region Record, January 29, 2016 The muddy waters of aboriginal land claims and private property rights in British Columbia may have just cleared a little. On Jan. 15, the B.C. government stated its opposition to the Tk’emlups and ...

5. More First Nations recognize benefits of LNG plan in British Columbia

   Energy company TransCanada announced yesterday that it finalized agreements, in support of its Coastal GasLink LNG pipeline project, with two more First Nations in British Columbia—West Moberly First Nation and Nadleh Whut'en First ...

6. Hey Leo, how about pushing for property rights on First Nations reserves?

   During Sunday’s Golden Globes, Leonardo DiCaprio won best actor for his leading role in The Revenant. And he’s getting a lot of press for his recognition and acknowledgement of First Nations and indigenous people around the world. He ...

7. 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 ...

8. Minister cites non-reasons to walk away from the First Nations Transparency Act

   On Friday the federal government announced that it would lift sanctions against First Nation communities that were not complying with the First Nations Transparency Act (FNTA). The Act requires all First Nation bands to make their ...

9. Tsawwassen First Nation members reject proposed on-reserve LNG facility in B.C.

   On Dec. 16, Tsawwassen First Nation members voted on the proposed FortisBC development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on Tsawwassen reserve lands. Out of the eligible voters, 53 per cent (74 members) voted against and ...

10. Metis achieve success in Canada without big money from government

    Statistics Canada recently released its 2015 Aboriginal Peoples Fact Sheet for Canada, which found that the Metis have the highest employment rate and the highest rates of post-secondary completion out of all aboriginal Canadians. While ...