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  1. 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 ...

  2. Greater clarity needed on Aboriginal title and B.C.’s trillion dollar LNG plan

    Appeared in the Vancouver Province Last summer, I wrote that the Supreme Court’s Tsilhqot’in decision, which for the first time granted Aboriginal title outside an Indian reserve, was going to be a real game changer and would “increase uncertainty in ...

  3. Supreme Court may be stifling First Nations prosperity in Canada

    A string of Supreme Court of Canada decisions has created a new range of property rights for First Nations, which they should be able to use to advance their prosperity. However, the decisions also erected barriers to voluntary market ...

  4. Saskatchewan attracts mining investment while land-claims disputes damage Ontario and B.C.

    Appeared in the Financial Post The mining industry contributes mightily to Canada’s economic prosperity, adding $54 billion to Canada’s GDP and employing roughly 383,000 Canadians at an average annual salary of more than $110,000 in 2013. But Canada has a ...

  5. If B.C. wants to increase investment in mining, think land claims—not permits

    Appeared in The Province More than 10,700 British Columbians were employed in the mining sector in 2013 with an average salary and benefits totalling $114,600. That same year, the mining industry contributed $511 million in revenues to the B.C. government ...

  6. Democracy in First Nations communities requires an informed electorate

    In a letter to Richard Price in 1789, Thomas Jefferson wrote "whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to ...

  7. Myths and Realities of First Nations Education

    Unlike in our provincial education systems, there are no minimum legislated education standards for on-reserve First Nations students. Canadian taxpayers are funding an education system in First Nations communities that has no legislated mandate for a ...

  8. Investors' Supreme uncertainty

    Appeared in the Financial Post The Supreme Court of Canada’s recent judgment on Aboriginal title for the Tsilhqot’in First Nation in British Columbia should be of great concern to all Canadians. This judgment will significantly increase the level of ...

  9. Aboriginal title’s true meaning: billable hours

    Appeared in the Globe and Mail Adoption of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982 made treaty and Aboriginal rights constitutional, though no one knew at the time what that meant. We are gradually finding out as the Supreme Court of Canada develops a ...

  10. A Real Game Changer: An Analysis of the Supreme Court of Canada Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia Decision

    The Supreme Court of Canada’s judgment Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia represents the first time Aboriginal title has been recognized (outside an Indian Reserve) to a First Nation in Canada. The unanimous judgment has recognized Aboriginal title to ...