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Provinces can help First Nations generate more revenue by reducing regulation of casinos
CALGARY—If Canadian policymakers want to help First Nations generate more revenue and improve living standards, they should reduce regulation of the gaming industry, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “Casinos with slot machines and table games are the most lucrative form of legalized gambling […]
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The frustration in the West over energy policy is very, very real – The Globe and Mail
If one were to look back to review the biggest political mistakes in Canadian history, the National Energy Program (NEP) imposed in 1980 would rank pretty high on any list. Not only was it disastrous economically for the West – it was disastrous in terms of national unity. It cemented what had been an already […]
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Pembina Institute: Alberta’s regulations fail to effectively address major sources of emissions
Dec. 13, 2019 Federal government would put Canada’s climate ambition at risk if Alberta’s weak methane regulations are approved Alberta needs to improve its oil and gas methane regulations significantly before they go to the federal government for approval. The current regulations will fail to meet Canada’s methane reduction targets of 40 to 45 per […]
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FCPP: You are invited to a new book launch!
November 6, 2019 Mount Royal University Faculty Centre, Third Floor by West Gate Entrance, Room W315 Separate but Unequal provides an in-depth critique of the ideology of “parallelism” – the prevailing view that Indigenous cultures and the wider Canadian society should coexist, albeit separately, in a nation-to-nation relationship. This book provides an alternative framework for […]
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Pipelines key to raising living standards in remote, poor Indigenous communities – Fraser Institute
June 11, 2019 CALGARY—A large number of small, remote and fairly poor First Nations in British Columbia and Alberta support pipelines because they stand to gain substantially from them, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “Pipelines can be economic lifelines for many remote Indigenous […]
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Blood Tribe Elder coming to the Hat to speak out against upcoming federal government policy – Medicine Hat News
April 25, 2019 A Blood Tribe Elder is hosting a talk Saturday at Medicine Hat College about upcoming developments in relations between Indigenous peoples and the federal government. Ross Cross Child says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is following in his father’s footsteps by attempting to assimilate Indigenous people, as Pierre Elliott Trudeau did with his […]
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Fraser Institute: Ontario plummets in annual ranking of mining investment attractiveness; four other Canadian jurisdictions among top 10 worldwide
February 28, 2019 CALGARY—Saskatchewan is the world’s third most attractive jurisdiction for mining investment, while Ontario fades in the eyes of mining investors amid increased regulatory uncertainty and concerns about disputed land claims, finds the latest Annual Survey of Mining Companies released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “The […]
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Government spending will not increase the wealth of First Nations – The Globe and Mail
Tom Flanagan is professor emeritus of political science at the University of Calgary and a senior fellow of the Fraser Institute, which is publishing his new book, The Wealth of First Nations Adam Smith wrote in his 1776 book, The Wealth of Nations, that the “propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another […]
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AUMA: Province defers the renewal of the First Nations and Metis Settlements consultation policies
January 30, 2019 In September 2018, AUMA informed members about its advocacy on the province’s plans to update the policies that guide how First Nations and Métis Settlements are consulted regarding the development of land and natural resources. After three years of stakeholder engagement, Alberta Indigenous Relations released a discussion guide in November that proposed four immediate amendments to […]
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Federal policies undermine Indigenous dental health – Policy Options
October 5, 2018 The government’s Indigenous dental health program is ignoring the role its policies played in causing Indigenous-non-Indigenous dental health disparities. Starting in 2016, a Cree child’s struggle to get braces became national news. Thirteen-year-old Josey Willier from the Sucker Creek First Nation suffered from chronic pain from her crooked teeth. Her dentist said […]
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