November 5th, 2015
Dr. Greg Poelzer is a Professor in the School of Environment and Sustainability (SENS) at the University of Saskatchewan. He the Co-Lead of the Fulbright Arctic Initiative III program. He is the Co-Director of a multi-million dollar SSHRC Partnership Grant (2019-2026), Community Appropriate Sustainable Energy Security (CASES), which spans 17 Indigenous and Northern communities across Canada, Alaska, Norway, and Sweden. He also is the Lead of the Renewable Energy in Remote and Indigenous Communities Flagship Initiative at the University of Saskatchewan and Lead of the UArctic Thematic Network on Renewable Energy.
Read MoreAlthough recent court cases have upheld Aboriginal title rights, the cooperative spirit of the treaties is being lost as Canadians engage in endless arguments about First Nations "issues." This book argues that the road ahead is clear: if all Canadians take up their responsibilities as treaty peoples, Canada will become a leader among treaty nations.
Read MoreA special collection of open access essays, guest edited by Greg Poelzer and published in the Northern Review, focused on the intricate and dynamic formal and informal processes of consultation and engagement with northern communities and stakeholders in resource development.
Read MoreThis paper discusses contemporary issues surrounding the efficiency of environmental assessment (EA) and the effectiveness of community engagement with focus on Canadian practice in the last two decades.
Read MoreThe second volume of the Arctic Human Development Report: Regional Processes and Global Linkages provides an update to the first AHDR (2004) in terms of an assessment of the state of Arctic human development; highlights the major trends and changes and identifies policy relevant conclusions and key gaps in knowledge.
Read MoreCanadian governments currently feeling the pinch over sagging oil prices should aim to invest 100 per cent of natural resource revenues in sovereign wealth funds to help spread out the benefits over time.
Read MoreIf Canada and Aboriginal people are going to find a common political path to dealing with conflict, the myth of the politically disengaged Aboriginal citizen needs to be expunged.
Read MoreCanada’s Provincial North is the vast sub-Arctic expanse that shares northern climates, has close to 1.5 million residents, holds enormous resource potential in oil and gas, forestry, mining, and hydro-electric development, is home to dozens of culturally distinct First Nations, Métis, and Inuit groups, and is facing enormous pressures for change.This region is, as a consequence, the next major public policy frontier for Canadian governments, including the Government of Canada, the seven provinces with significant northern regions, and the Aboriginal governments.
Read MoreThis report, co-authored by Ken Coates and Greg Poelzer, examines the process of devolution (the transfer of government power, authority, and resources from the national government to sub-national governments) and its implications for Canada's North. While the authors note that devolution will empower the territorial governments, they also outline some of the challenges presented by the transformation.
Read MoreThis paper examines stakeholder perceptions of the opportunities and risks of advancing Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for offshore energy planning and development in Canada’s Beaufort Sea.
Read MoreThis report summarizes the findings of a three-year study on northern Aboriginal political culture.
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