Angela Tozer

Angela Tozer, an Associate Professor at the University of New Brunswick and author of "The Debt of a Nation," dives into the relationship between public debt and colonialism in 19th-century Canada. She highlights how Indigenous lands were leveraged as collateral in financial markets. The discussion uncovers the troubling legacy of figures like Edward Gibbon Wakefield and his influence on settler narratives. Tozer also examines the complex responses to public debt, Indigenous fishing rights, and the commodification of natural resources, revealing ongoing tensions in Canada today.