Indigenous ownership in Canadian oil and gas takes huge step
DEBORAH JAREMKO: But Trudeau government's emissions cap threatens future prosperity
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Killing Trans Mountain project would devastate Indigenous communities
JOSEPH QUESNEL: The Trudeau government must ensure the Trans Mountain gets built for the sake of energy security and Indigenous prosperity
Moving aboriginal services closer to people a good idea
JOSEPH QUESNEL: But the temptation to allow old-school First Nation politics into the system must be avoided
Indigenous education can and must be fixed
KEN COATES: If the current arrangements continue, the result will be another lost generation or two and further decay in toxic Indigenous circumstances
One Indigenous inquiry after another proves fruitless
JAMES MCCRAE: Can anyone imagine hundreds of separate justice systems in First Nations communities across Canada? Manitoba alone has 63 First Nations
Lockdowns damage the vulnerable the most
JOSEPH QUESNEL: Pandemic lockdowns and other strict mandates are clearly having a disproportionately negative effect on Indigenous peoples
Note to Americans: Education is not genocide
BRIAN GIESBRECHT: Once genocide claims are accepted, bad things happen. Last summer, anti-Catholic bigotry led to the burning of 48 Catholic churches (FREE)
Oil and gas provides nothing but opportunity for Indigenous peoples
JORDAN JOLICOEUR: Government policies harmful to the oil and gas industry will mean significant setbacks and losses for Indigenous people
Indigenous peoples also have the right to say “yes” to resource projects
KEN COATES: It is time for the Trudeau government to end its ideological posturing that has proved so detrimental to Indigenous rights (FREE)
Want justice for Indigenous children? Then demand it
GERRY CHIDIAC: Governments will only do the right thing if we, as Canadians, demand it
National Day of Truth and Reconciliation well-intentioned but hollow
KEN COATES: The transition from symbolism to action will be more difficult than Canadians imagine (FREE)
