$300 Million Housing Plan Failure
In 2008, the Conservative government created the First Nations Market Housing Fund, a $300 million plan to create 25,000 new and privately owned homes on reserves by 2018. The goal of the fund was to increase t...
Aboriginal Veteran to Be Honoured With Statue
An aboriginal veteran of the First World War will be honoured with a bronze statue in his home town of Parry Sound, Ontario. Francis Pegahmagabow is not merely an aboriginal veteran, but is Canada’s most decora...
Conflict of Interest: Regional Aboriginal Chief Runs for Liberals
Public servants are tasked with working for the Canadian public. They must put aside their political leanings in the belief that they work for all Canadians no matter their ideology, and when they present thems...
Trudeau Rejects First Nations Disclosure Bill, Is Against Transparency?
Justin Trudeau hates transparency and laughs in the face of accountability.
No this isn’t a Sun News column or a fundraising letter for the Conservative Party of Canada, these words came out of the baby Trud...
Aboriginal Leaders Give Vancouver An Eviction Notice
When it comes to First Nations politics, Vancouver wants to have its cake and eat it too. There's a pattern here of two-faced policy that's got local Aboriginal leaders ready to evict the city of Vancouver off ...
Manitoba Will Take Aboriginals to Court to Flood Their Territory
Lake St. Martin, Manitoba, is a hotbed (and a floodbed) of Aboriginal activism today, amid blockades over measures to open an emergency channel to help drain the overfilled lake after devastating flooding acros...
Tsilhqot’in Supreme Court Decision: Does It Change Anything?
Canada's Supreme Court: concrete enough to inspire hope among First Nations, and just ambiguous enough to foster an entrepreneurial spirit in those looking to exploit them. A legal battle sparked more than 20 y...
The Northern Gateway Hypocrisy | Counter-Counter-Point
This article is part of our series Counter-Counter-Counter-Point. For a more culinary approach to the gastronomic delights of the tar sands, check out Michael Luba's take.
I have to speak up agains...