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Aboriginal Policy Commentary Archive

No evidence that billions in payments improve First Nations communities
By Tom Flanagan | June 25, 2018
First Nations support pipelines including Trans Mountain—a fact you rarely see or hear
By Joseph Quesnel, Kenneth P. Green | April 10, 2018
Alberta can learn big lessons from small First Nation
By Tom Flanagan | March 16, 2018
Canadian governments damaging opportunities for First Nations
By Tom Flanagan | March 1, 2018
Community capitalism flowering among some First Nations
By Tom Flanagan, Taylor Jackson | November 21, 2017
Court decisions are hurting Aboriginal communities and their ability to use their land
By Dwight Newman | October 6, 2017
Entrenched dependence is one of the worst legacies of the Indian Act
By Joseph Quesnel | September 14, 2017
Métis self-government in Canada is a non-starter
By Tom Flanagan | September 12, 2017
Weaver should support Site C—for the indigenous and non-indigenous in B.C.
By Kenneth P. Green, Joseph Quesnel | July 6, 2017
Assigning benefits on the basis of heredity is not compatible with liberal democracy
By Tom Flanagan | June 27, 2017
First Nations can’t veto Ring of Fire development in northern Ontario
By Joseph Quesnel, Kenneth P. Green | June 19, 2017
Taxation among First Nations would encourage greater accountability and good governance
By Joseph Quesnel | May 5, 2017
Custom-made election rules may lead to abuse of power, discrimination among First Nations
By Joseph Quesnel | March 23, 2017
First Nations in Ontario challenging routine maintenance of pipeline system
By Tom Flanagan | March 7, 2017
Look to public-private partnerships to build infrastructure for Ontario’s Ring of Fire
By Joseph Quesnel, Kenneth P. Green | March 1, 2017
Why First Nations succeed in Canada
By Tom Flanagan | November 2, 2016
First Nations’ right to be consulted not a right to veto energy projects
By Tom Flanagan, Kenneth P. Green | October 4, 2016
Why the Isaac report on Métis goes in the wrong direction
By Tom Flanagan | August 15, 2016
The B.C. First Nation that’s experimenting with private property
By Joseph Quesnel | August 5, 2016
Not all First Nations oppose oil and gas development
By Tom Flanagan | July 15, 2016
Government increases funding for on-reserve housing but should grant property rights
By Ravina Bains, Kayla Ishkanian | April 7, 2016
Mining and First Nations collaboration thriving in the land of living skies
By Ravina Bains, Taylor Jackson | March 8, 2016
Aboriginal land claims—the largest deterrent to mining investment in B.C.
By Ravina Bains, Taylor Jackson | March 8, 2016
Aboriginal rights and private property rights clash in British Columbia
By Ravina Bains, Kayla Ishkanian | January 29, 2016
School choice should apply to every First Nations family in Canada
By Joseph Quesnel | January 19, 2016