August 19 - 25, 2026

If governments can move quickly for mining infrastructure, they can move quickly for the infrastructure that keeps our people alive.
- Chief Gary Quisess, Neskantaga First Nation

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Bruce McIvor

Dr. Bruce McIvor, lawyer and historian, is senior partner at First Peoples Law LLP. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia’s Allard School of Law where he teaches the constitutional law of Aboriginal and Treaty rights. A member of the bar in British Columbia, Manitoba and Ontario, Bruce is recognized nationally and internationally as a leading practitioner of Aboriginal law in Canada. Bruce's ancestors took Métis scrip at Red River in Manitoba. He holds a law degree, a Ph.D. in Aboriginal and environmental history, is a Fulbright Scholar and author of two books on Indigenous rights: Indigenous Rights in One Minute: What You Need to Know to Talk Reconciliation (2025) and Standoff: Why Reconciliation Fails Indigenous People and How to Fix It (2021). He is a member of the Manitoba Métis Federation.

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August 19 - 25, 2026

This week’s edition includes child welfare, forestry, economic development, the 150th anniversary of Treaty 6 and more.

IN THE NEWS

National news highlighted child welfare, reports on reconciliation and UNDRIP

In BC, a potential land transfer and forestry made headlines

The 150th anniversary of Treaty 6, pipelines, separatism, band recognition and emergency management topped the news in the Prairies

Land Back, economic development, and access to healthcare took the spotlight in Ontario

Newfoundland and Labrador & Quebec news featured opposition to a hydroelectric agreement

In Nova Scotia, treaty rights and a new smudging policy made headlines

Child and family services was a major topic in Nunavut

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