Gibson, Senior Fellow of Canadian Studies at The Fraser Institute, called for parliament to reject the treaty on the grounds that it entrenches the mistaken policies of the past, continues to subject Indians to a different class of citizenship, and creates an unconstitutional and unacceptable third order of government. It has been a human tragedy by many social, economic, and cultural measures, notwithstanding a great deal of money and the best of intentions in recent years. That tragedy should introduce a bit of humility into the plans of the policy makers.
Parliament appears ready to ratify the treaty without an acceptable standard of public debate.
A Principled Analysis of the Nisga'a Treaty and Comments on the Draft Nisga'a Treaty , published earlier this year by The Fraser Institute. Established in 1974, The Fraser Institute is an independent public policy organization based in Vancouver. You can contact us at the above email address for any comments or information requests. Please report any dead links or technical problems.