Ken Coates in Inside Policy: Five priorities for Aboriginal Canada in election 2015 – MLI
Helping to improve the fortunes of Aboriginal Canadians has proven to be remarkably difficult. Ken Coates, writing in Inside Policy, offers five concrete proposals the next government can adopt that will make a lasting impact on Aboriginal Canada.
July 31, 2015
For the past 40 years, Aboriginal issues have been discussed at election time, but election promises have been honoured far more in the breach than in the observance once the ballots were counted.
After decades of commissions, discussions and negotiations, Canadian skies are still cloudy, with a significant prospect for future storms in relations with First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples. What’s different now is that Aboriginal peoples have gained significant power, particularly over resource development, thanks to victories in the courts such as the 2014 Tsilhqot’in decision on Aboriginal title, and developing law on the constitutional duty to consult and accommodate Aboriginal communities.
