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1. Why the Isaac report on Métis goes in the wrong direction

   Appeared in the Globe and Mail, August 8, 2016 “ Le mot français est dérivé du participle latin, Mixtus, qui signifie Mêlé ….”  Louis Riel The federal government has restricted First Nations’ freedom of movement, sent their children to residential schools ...

2. Not all First Nations oppose oil and gas development

   Appeared in the Globe and Mail, July 15, 2016 The Federal Court of Appeal recently overturned the federal approval of the Northern Gateway pipeline because of insufficient consultation with First Nations. This decision dramatizes the dilemma of Canada’s ...

3. Clarity and confusion? The new jurisprudence of aboriginal title

   The Supreme Court of Canada has revolutionized the jurisprudence of aboriginal rights and title. Various decisions have overturned the doctrine of adverse occupancy, which at one time had been thought to have extinguished aboriginal title in British ...

4. 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 ...

5. Wealth of First Nations

   The standard of living of First Nations is on average much lower than that of other Canadians, but some First Nations have achieved higher well-being than others. This paper is an investigation into the factors that promote prosperity for First Nations. ...

6. Individual Property Rights on Canadian Indian Reserves

   There are four different but overlapping regimes of private-property rights-customary rights, certificates of possession, land codes under the First Nations Land Management Act, and leases-already exist on reserves across Canada, as do several unique ...

7. The Uneasy Case for Uniting the Right

   Ever since the beginning of the United Alternative project in May 1998, conservative politics in Canada have revolved around the quest to unite the right. The formation of the Canadian Alliance consumed 1998 and 1999; then, after that party did not do as ...