Give First Nations priority access to marijuana industry
Indigenous communities should have the same access that private sector parties are demanding
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Author: Joseph Quesnel
Entrenched dependence one of the worst legacies of the Indian Act
Bands under the oversight of the act should take steps toward financial self-sufficiency now, in preparation for eventual self-government
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Indigenous department changes herald an important new beginning
The federal government must ensure that dividing the department into two helps bands negotiate self-government and create own-source revenue streams
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Andrew Scheer must put First Nations issues back on the agenda
The new Conservative leader can do much to advance indigenous issues and the national agenda – and get his party elected in 2019
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B.C. Greens should support Site C dam, for all British Columbians
Aboriginal rights are extremely important but, like any Charter right, they’re not absolute. They must be balanced against other competing critical interests
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