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Blog: Fast track or fast Indigenous challenges for resource projects?

Prime Minister Mark Carney will start meeting Indigenous representatives on July 17 as he and his cabinet work to decide which major national resource projects get fast-tracked. “I will be meeting with First Nations rights holders on July 17, here in Ottawa, Inuit leadership in late July, and Métis leadership soon thereafter,” Carney announced. “I’ll…

Chief Crystal Smith: LNG gives the Haisla Nation ‘an incredible reversal of fortune.’

The Public Policy Forum presented Crystal Smith (elected chief councillor of the Haisla Nation and chair of our Alliance) with its Testimonial Dinner 2025 Award in recognition of her leadership in the energy sector.  Here are points from her acceptance speech on April 24, including her call for Indigenous ownership and partnership in resource projects….

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