Thomas Isaac has been quoted in an article titled “Moose Hunting Disputes Show Governments Need Game Plan to Share Public Assets,” published by the CBC.
Writes Ozten Shebahkeget: “Conflict over moose hunting in Manitoba is seen as more than just a harvesting dispute, and one legal expert says Canadian governments are having an ‘increasingly difficult time’ encouraging public discourse on a shared path forward for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.”
Tom says that Canadian governments need proactive public policies to deal with disputes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people and indicates that he sees similarities between Manitoba’s moose hunting debate and the public response to the Cowichan decision:
“Ultimately, the thread I see is the need for public government leadership. It’s critically important for governments to have a real game plan on what they’re doing to protect public assets … that are available to non-Indigenous peoples and Indigenous peoples, but doing it in a balanced way.”