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Publication Date: April 14, 2026 - 07:00
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10 years after landmark court decision, N.W.T. Métis leaders still waiting to see benefits
April 14, 2026
Bill Enge, former leader of the North Slave Métis Alliance, was elated when the Supreme Court of Canada found in 2016 that tens of thousands of Métis and non-status Indians were now under the jurisdiction of the federal government. A decade later, some Métis leaders feel not enough has happened since then to materially improve access to rights, programs and services for Métis people.
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May 4, 2026 - 06:52 | Alessia Passafiume | The Globe and Mail
“If Canada wants to agree that we can have some level of higher tariff on them while they open up their markets to us on things like dairy,” United States trade representative Jamieson Greer told a CBC reporter a few months ago, “then that’s a helpful conversation.”
Key points
America’s unstable economy makes their hand in CUSMA negotiations weaker than it appears
Canada should stop treating access to the American market as worth any concession
Canadian negotiators should be prepared to walk away rather than accept a future of economic subordination to the US
Helpful to whom?...
May 4, 2026 - 06:30 | Peter Jones | Walrus
Corb Lund is almost royalty in Alberta. He’s a country music star who comes from a family with four generations of ranching in the province. And he’s stepping into the political spotlight.
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Alberta country music singer Cord Lund is at the helm of a petition to challenge coal mining in the Crowsnest Pass area
Grassy Mountain coal mine project was once cancelled due to environmental impact concerns
Mining company Northback is revisiting the project with a revised proposal
This winter, Lund filed a Citizen Initiative Petition with Elections Alberta that, with enough...
May 4, 2026 - 06:29 | Christina Frangou | Walrus
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