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Leona Aglukkaq’s “Bad Idea”: Reading a Newspaper During QP

Question period is valuable for Canadians, just like a reproductive organ is valuable for a horny high school virgin. Don’t we wish we could use it properly? Sadly, we don’t. Is there any point in trying? Earli...

Tina Fontaine and Harper’s Non-Sociology

In August, Stephen Harper claimed that Tina Fontaine’s murder shouldn’t be viewed “as a sociological phenomenon,” but as a “crime” (note: if you want to hear a funny joke, read that last sentence again). Howev...

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...

Valcourt Complains About Salaries of Aboriginal Chiefs, Doesn’t Mention His Own

It’s fun when someone tells us what we already know, yet we still feign shock and outrage at news that isn’t really news. Recently, Canadians “learned” that some First Nations Chiefs make a lot of money- more t...

Stoney Nakoda First Nation Signs Oil and Gas Deal With Chinese Company

Jimmy Crowfoot... Before he found that there are big bucks to be made in oil.Mike Russell On Monday, in a strange twist of business, the Stoney Nakoda First Nation signed a huge agreement with a C...

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...

Bill C-33 Is Stuck in 1763: Aboriginal Affairs Stagnation

Sometimes, I think it’s still 1763. Don’t get me wrong. I wasn’t around back then, so I can only imagine what the cruel, short life with its bad breath and poor dental hygiene was like. And I—a vanguard of the ...

UN Report Condemns Canada on Indigenous Issues, Pipelines

The United Nations has issued a report on the state of indigenous affairs in Canada, telling the government that it really needs to shape up. We're all shocked really. Really shocked. James Anaya, an indigen...

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