The North in transition

The primary changes are coming from two directions: the recent election of Donald Trump as president of the United States and the likely change in the government in Canada in the election anticipated for the fall 2025.

President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to 'drill, baby, drill' will have major effects on the Canadian energy sector, and a possible Conservative government under Pierre Poilievre would bring about significant policy shifts, writes Ken Coates, professor of Indigenous Governance at Yukon University.Wikimedia Commons photo and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KEN COATES

November 30, 2024

The territorial North has been in something of a steady state for the past two decades, finalizing devolution agreements that transfer federal authority to the territories, implementing major land claims and self-government accords, adjusting to more extensive and lengthy pr...

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