Enlarge Education Choice for Indigenous Families – March 9, 2012
Coming systemic changes to Aboriginal education should not just focus on increasing funding and empowering bureaucracies, but should place choice for indigenous parents front and centre by allowing maximum options.

Think Tank Conducts Ground-Breaking Study of Nisga’a Treaty Experiment – July 4, 2011
The Nisga’a Treaty was an experiment in self-government, which led the Frontier Centre to recently embark on a study looking at how the treaty has impacted quality of governance and services.

Salary Abuses Do Not End With Disclosure Rules – October 19, 2010
While rules for salary disclosure increase visibility and transparency, they do not stop executive salary abuse in some cases. But if such rules do not solve all of the problems of salary abuse, they provide necessary transparency to those who would make executives accountable.

Australia and Canada’s Indigenous People: Parallels in Dysfunction – April 23, 2010
The only sustainable way to build capabilities in indigenous communities is to pursue economic and social development, through engagement in the real economy, argues Australian Tahlia Maslin.

A Quiet Revolution in Northern British Columbia – November 23, 2009
A self-governing First Nation in British Columbia is trailblazing by allowing its members to voluntarily opt into a system where they can own full title to their own land and become integrated into the economy.

For Aboriginals, Life Is Better In The City – December 2, 2008
The 2006 census data confirms what many people suspect, that life is often better for Aboriginals in the cities than on reserves.

Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You . . . – October 20, 2008
Aboriginal peoples have the power within themselves to improve their standard of living through meaningful changes at the local and regional level.

Auditor General Has Point On First Nation Finances – June 10, 2008
Vulnerable members of First Nation communities suffer the most from lack of disclosure of Aboriginal funding, as well as the absence of means to ensure spending actually goes to those in need.

Expand New Audit Clause – April 25, 2008
A new clause for First Nation communities will not generate paperwork, but will allow First Nation leadership to be accountable to their members and to the public.

First Nations Pathologies Can't be Solved with More Government Money – February 19, 2008
The deaths by exposure of two Saskatchewan native girls can be traced to a culture of dependence that was created by decades of government mismanagement.

Manitoba Natives are Failed Twice Over – October 22, 2007
The serious problems that plague aboriginals on and off-reserve are well known, as are the shortcomings of Manitoba's health care. What happens when native Manitobans are caught at the intersection of these two broken systems?

First Nation Electoral Corruption Common – June 20, 2007
The old regime that retains a majority on council is once again showing the people that they have absolute power and that no one should dare challenge it. The situation is especially stressful for appeal committee members and their families. They know that the wrong decision could mean the end of their careers and very intimidated lives if they remain on the reserve.

Measuring Governance on First Nations – June 18, 2006
Good people sometimes stuck in bad situations. That's what surveyers found on Manitoba's First Nations.

Where White Men Fear To Tread – October 3, 2004
Russell Means wants freedom for Indians, not handouts.

Urban Reserves, A Temporary Stop-Gap – October 21, 2003
The implementation of urban reserves in Prairie cities is not perfect public policy, but the concept holds promise as a vehicle to enhance native incomes until other laws are reformed.

Fixing the Indian Act – May 24, 2001
The federal government should be lauded for reviewing the Indian Act. A recent book by a Peruvian economist offers clues to why the legislation entrenches native poverty. Hernando de Soto relates the lack of property rights to poverty in the third world. Without ownership, it is difficult for individuals to build up assets and the ability to earn an independent income. Repealing sections 29, 87, 89 and 90 of the Indian Act, which effectively forbid commercial credit on reserves, would allow the wealth-creating process to begin.

Lack Of Property Rights Part Of Native Poverty Puzzle – June 19, 2000
It's time to get serious about bringing native Canadians into the Canadian economic mainstream.

Astor's Lessons For The Fish Marketing Monopoly – July 12, 1999
Those who ignore history, the adage goes, are doomed to repeat it. Unfortunately, the human tendency to hang on to our old mistakes as if they were precious heirlooms is particularly strong in the field of economics.

The Trouble With Monopoly – July 12, 1999
Those who ignore history, the adage goes, are doomed to repeat it. Unfortunately, the human tendency to hang on to our old mistakes as if they were precious heirlooms is particularly strong in the field of economics.

Legislating Communal Native Poverty – April 12, 1999
Legislated poverty destroys job prospects for natives.