Trudeau’s decade of performative apology has failed to deliver results. Economic development, not grievance politics, should lead indigenous policy reform (Western Standard)

“Reconciliation” has been the watchword for Canada’s relationship with its indigenous peoples for the last 10 years. So, how’s that going? ...

... Our current impasse arises from 250 years of decisions that are now almost impossible to change because they have been made part of Canada’s Constitution, either by elected politicians or by appointed judges. “Big new ideas” are thus virtually impossible to implement. But there is still room for incremental innovations in public policy that focus primarily on economic opportunities benefiting Indigenous Canadians, i.e., on pursuing prosperity and the good things that come with that ...

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