A quiet agreement with big consequences for Vancouver property rights
The Musqueam ‘rights recognition agreement’ treats the Musqueam Indian Band as if it were a nation state, like Canada. If you live anywhere in Metro Vancouver, you may wish to ask what government you will pay taxes to in the future: It might well be the 1,300-member Musqueam Indian Band. In February, just before the […]
What leads to indigenous success? Education, location, and a full-time career
Introduction It is often said that indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) are particularly disadvantaged by systemic racism in Canada. This is a constant theme in the Government of Canada’s anti-racism strategy. “Systemic anti-Indigenous racism accounts for the fact that compared to non-Indigenous People, First Nations, Inuit, and Métis experience poorer social, economic, and political outcomes than their […]
Vimy Ridge reminds us of what we’re capable of
Before Vimy Ridge, Canada sent men to Britain’s wars. After April 9, 1917, Canada fought its own. April 9, 1917: The morning was cloudy with intermittent rain and snow showers as some 80,000 Canadian soldiers waited in their chalk tunnels at the foot of Vimy Ridge. Located a few kilometres north of the German-occupied French […]
University of Austin exposes everything wrong with Canadian universities
While Canadian universities drown in cancel culture, identity quotas and self-censorship, the University of Austin delivers excellence Few Canadians have heard about the University of Austin but that may change as the university’s experiment in the post-secondary environment continues. This writer visited the university in the Texas capital in March and spoke with the president, […]
