Freeland named MLI Policy-Maker of the Year in December issue of Inside Policy
OTTAWA, ON (December 18, 2018): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is pleased to name Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland as Policy-Maker of the Year in...
Igniting Prosperity and Opportunity in Indigenous Communities: Straight Talk with Julie Ann Wriston
Ottawa, ON (December 17, 2018): Major resource projects in oil, gas, and mining are a source of prosperity and economic opportunity in much...
Ep. 19 - The Resource Economy and Indigenous Rights with Ken Coates and Dwight Newman
In this episode of Pod Bless Canada, Ken Coates is joined by MLI Senior Fellow Dwight Newman to discuss the current state of...
MLI Event: Reconciling Duty to Consult and Economic Opportunity
As the nation’s leading think tank on the issues surrounding Indigenous peoples and resource development, we at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute understand that the...
Bill C-69 is also contentious within Indigenous communities: Stephen Buffalo and Ken Coates in the Toronto Sun
The Government of Canada needs to take a timeout. It needs to put a hold on Bill C-69 while the underlying challenges facing...
Tori Stafford’s Killer and the Case for Corrections Reform
Tori Stafford was eight years old in April 2009 when, while walking home from school, she was lured into a vehicle by Terri-Lynne...
Government must consult First Nations who support development, too: Stephen Buffalo in the National Post
With C-69 and other measures, the Trudeau government is constraining the freedom and economic opportunities of oil- and gas-producing First Nations, writes Stephen...
Tearing Down Sir John A. Macdonald's Statue Is Not Reconciliation: Brian Lee Crowley
Nothing will dispel the appetite for reconciliation faster than the belief that Canadians who are justly proud of their country must hide these...
The Supreme Court’s duty to consult ruling will create immense uncertainty: Dwight Newman in the Globe and Mail
While courts are meant to decide legal issues and to make the law clear so it guides conduct, a closer look shows that...
What the Supreme Court ruling means for Indigenous consultation: Dwight Newman in The Conversation
While the Mikisew Cree lost on their claim, the underlying developments in the case suggest that these issues are far from resolved, writes...
