A Sly Turn By Ottawa Endangers Indigenous Relations: Dwight Newman In The Globe
The government has subtly reworded text on seeking free, prior and informed consent for development on Indigenous territories, writes Dwight Newman. ...
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Supreme Court decisions affirm the role of the National Energy Board: Dwight Newman in the Post
A pair of recently-released Supreme Court decisions have confirmed the place for the National Energy Board – a highly skilled, ...
First Nations opposition to BC tanker ban opens new front in Aboriginal development challenge: Dwight Newman in the Globe
First Nations opposition to Ottawa's tanker ban on the Pacific coast is helping to reverse historical patterns in federal government-Indigenous ...
MLI’s Dwight Newman honoured with Royal Society of Canada appointment
Dwight Newman The Royal Society of Canada has appointed Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow Dwight Newman to a prestigious club featuring some ...
Ensure Aboriginal communities don’t get burned by transparency laws: Dwight Newman and Kaitlyn S. Harvey in the Globe
Ottawa will need to modify its recently-adopted natural resource transparency legislation (the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act, or ESTMA) so ...
Preventing new transparency laws from burning Indigenous peoples and resource developers: New MLI paper by Dwight Newman and Kaitlyn S. Harvey
Time is running short for adapting to new natural resource transparency laws before payments to Aboriginal governments are subject to ...
Decision on Energy East up to Ottawa, not Quebec mayors: Dwight Newman in the Telegraph-Herald
The case law is clear, says Dwight Newman in the Saint John Telegraph-Herald: The final decision on the controversial Energy ...
MLI’s Dwight Newman to dispel the myths on Aboriginal legal rights at Vancouver event
Dwight Newman What do Aboriginal peoples’ legal claims to disputed territory mean for natural resource development? Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow ...
Provinces need to clarify “duty to consult” rules: Dwight Newman in the National Post
Dwight Newman The constitutional “duty to consult” with Aboriginal groups has muddied the rules for resource development companies. Now is ...
Restoring balance in Canada’s courts: Dwight Newman for Policy Options
Dwight Newman For many years, activist judges have dominated Canada’s court system, happily enacting their policy preferences through judicial fiat. ...
Lax Kw’alaams land claim inserts doubt into Northwest LNG project, Newman tells the Post
Dwight Newman Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow Dwight Newman offered some insight for the National Post on the impact of the ...
Election 2015: Coates, Newman available to comment on Aboriginal affairs
Dwight Newman The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is highlighting its authors’ work on some of the major public policy issues going into ...
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Mexican cartels are a direct threat to Canada’s public safety, and the future of North American trade: Gary J. Hale for Inside Policy
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Canadians are very unhappy with the federal public service—and for good reason: Tim Sargent in The Hub
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Unfortunately for Canadian consumers and creators, the Online Streaming Act is performing exactly as predicted: Peter Menzies in the Hub
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Will Justin Trudeau prorogue Parliament in the new year? History shows there’s little political cost to the practice: Dave Snow in The Hub
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Canada is an energy superpower. It’s time to remind America and act like it: Heather Exner-Pirot in The Hub
