First Nations

JOHNSON – The challenge with native land claims, UNDRIP and conservatism

February 13, 2026 // 6 Comments

LET’S TAKE A PEEK at the unresolved matter of the parts of Canada that have never been ceded by treaties or modern land agreements. Note in the map above that shows all [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – American First Nations look to become Canadian

February 12, 2026 // 0 Comments

JUST AS SOME Albertans push to become part of the U.S., some American First Nations groups want to be considered as aboriginal peoples of Canada. While Albertan’s wishes of [Continue]

BC PULSE – Most believe Cowichan ruling may damage reconciliation

October 30, 2025 // 2 Comments

Three-in-five say B.C. government right to appeal decision, 12 per cent disagree By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE October 30, 2025 – A recent B.C. Supreme Court decision recognizing [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – I believe the people of the Cowichan Tribes

October 30, 2025 // 4 Comments

FEAR HAS BEEN STOKED that the Cowichan Tribes are going to seize properties on a piece of land awarded them by the B.C. Supreme Court. I believe the Cowichan Tribes when they [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Indigenous people don’t have veto power over projects

July 17, 2025 // 1 Comment

THERE’S A LOT of misunderstanding over Canada’s commitment to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). The confusion over UNDRIP [Continue]

GUEST COLUMNIST – A candidate’s ignorance of our definitive history

November 9, 2024 // 2 Comments

By LYNN STONIER-NEWMAN Guest Columnist ARE WE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA so desperate for political party candidates that we no longer adequately investigate that person’s [Continue]