New study examines provincial relationships with First Nations – Thorold News
Jul 18, 2023
A report co-authored by a Brock researcher highlights the role that provinces should play in reconciliation because they have ‘the greatest impact’
A new report co-authored by a Brock University researcher is outlining how relations between First Nations and provinces in Canada are impacted by conceptions of sovereignty and diplomacy.
Liam Midzain-Gobin, Assistant Professor in Brock’s Department of Political Science, wrote Reimagining Canada as Inter-National: Understanding First Nations-Provincial Relationships with Caroline Dunton, a research associate at the University of Ottawa, and Robert Tay-Burroughs, former senior adviser to New Brunswick’s commissioner on systemic racism.
Their report was published by the Centre of Excellence on Canadian Federation at the Institute for Research on Public Policy last week.
In it, the researchers examine differences between provincial relations with Indigenous Peoples in British Columbia and New Brunswick. Midzain-Gobin says the report grew out of the team’s previous opinion piece in Policy Options, published shortly after the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) Act became law in Canada in 2021.
