2009-10 Scholar-in-Residence Program
Thomas Berger, Steven Kennett, and Hayden King were the 2010 CIBC Scholar-in-Residence Chairs. The Scholar-in-Residence Program is a research program funded by CIBC and administered by The Conference Board of Canada. The 2009-10 program was also a unique joint venture with the Board’s new Centre for the North. Mr. Berger, Mr. Kennett, and Mr. King were the sixth, seventh, and eighth scholars in the CIBC Scholar-in-Residence Program, which was launched in 2005 to bring nationally renowned academic scholars to the Conference Board to study important public policy issues. These three scholars assessed the effectiveness of land-use planning in Canada’s North from three very different perspectives: Authors
 | | Keep it up—Mr. Berger argued that land-use planning in Canada’s North is crucial to sustainable economic development and to the self-determination of Canada’s Northern Aboriginal Peoples, as a central element of modern land claims agreements. | | | | |  | | Fix it up—Mr. Kennett contended that Northern land-use planning needs substantial fixing in order to overcome regulatory, institutional, and legal complexities, but that the process will be valuable and workable once changes are made. | | | | |  | | Give it up—Mr. King maintained that land-use planning in Northern regions is a flawed and inappropriate concept that has failed Northerners in practice, even as it has been increasingly implemented over the past decade. |
 | | The 2010 Scholar-in-Residence program culminated with the December publication of a book entitled Canada's North: What's the Plan? containing the scholars’ findings, the fourth volume in the CIBC Scholar-in-Residence series. | A complimentary reception and book launch was held on Wednesday, December 1, 2010. By financially supporting the Scholar-in-Residence Program, CIBC continues its tradition of advancing research and dialogue on issues of national and global importance.
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