Professor Niigaan Sinclair standing outside in front of a field of tall grasses.

The Globe and Mail: Ottawa asks First Nations leaders to submit questions ahead of meeting on Bill C-5

July 11, 2025 —

The Assembly of First Nations is not involved in organizing the July 17 meeting. Niigaan Sinclair, a professor of Indigenous studies at the University of Manitoba, said that the federal government negotiating with the AFN about rights would have been a problem for the chiefs.

“They would have not recognized the legitimacy of anything negotiated on behalf of AFN because” it is not a rights holder, he said.

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The Globe and Mail: Details of Premier’s ties to businessman underscore need for public probe, Alberta NDP says

Dr. Paul Thomas, a political-science emeritus professor at the University of Manitoba who has specialized in procurement issues and government ethics, said that the interactions documented by The Globe between government officials and Mr. Mraiche – such as ministers attending hockey games with the executive – raise concerns.

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CBC: Manitoba conservation officers assigned to U.S. border have seen ‘no activity’ in nearly a year: minister

"Really it is optics to the Trump administration that the Canadian government, the Manitoba government, is doing something to prevent illegal trafficking," said Dr. Christopher Adams, adjunct professor of political science at the University of Manitoba.

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The Globe and Mail: Federal government takes down labour strike data relied upon by unions, researchers

Dr. Adam King, an assistant professor at University of Manitoba’s labour studies program, said it had been frustrating to be without the data because labour researchers depend on up-to-date work data, particularly in a period of a tense labour relations.

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