Few issues will carry as much relevance to Canadians in the coming years as the development of natural resources. But for Aboriginal Canadians, rapid resource development raises real and serious fears, based in large measure on unhappy experiences in the past. How can the two sides – First Nations and business – work together to ensure our development of natural resources is safe, stable and reliable? By drawing on a team of experienced experts in the field, including former Assembly of First Nations chief Ovide Mercredi, MLI’s wide-ranging, multi-year project Aboriginal Canada and the Natural Resource Economy project is producing solutions on difficult public policy questions.
Other papers have looked at the Duty to Consult by Munk Senior Fellow Dwight Newman, the controversial Tsilhqot’in and Grassy Narrows court decisions, the possibility of revenue sharing, the future of Aboriginal legal powers, and Aboriginal skills developments.
In 2016, MLI added a new initiative exploring Aboriginal People and Environmental Stewardship, spearheaded by Bram Noble. This three-part series (here, here, and here) looked at the environmental assessment (EA) process.
Papers for this project can be found here.
Coates released a series of videos on what’s next for pipeline development in Canada after Ottawa released in 2016 major decisions on Northern Gateway, Line 3 and Trans Mountain pipelines.
Noble was also featured in the Protectors of the Land series a videos on the EA process.
The prize, which the US-based Atlas Network awards annually, recognizes “the most exceptional and innovative contributions to the understanding of free enterprise, and the public policies that encourage prosperity, innovation, and human fulfillment via free competition.”
MLI has earned the nomination for its work on creating new opportunities for Indigenous communities, which has been recognized for fresh thinking on overcoming the challenges of state dependency and lack of opportunity.
Coates, Crowley and Newman regularly comment on Aboriginal issues in newspapers, on radio stations and in television interviews. Dr. Coates has been recruited by the Government of New Brunswick as a key adviser on Aboriginal issues. Dr. Crowley’s work on the East Coast Aboriginal fishery stopped the government from eliminating a major – and highly successful – program. Coates and Crowley’s work on the Northern Gateway pipeline influenced the Eyford report prepared for the Government of Canada. And Dr. Coates was invited to speak at British Columbia Premier Christy Clark’s Natural Resource Forum in Prince George in January 2015.
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