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 …
Governments are finally recognizing that First Nations who want to invest in their own opportunities should be supported with financing tools. In British Columbia, $1 billion has been earmarked for the First Nations Equity Financing Framework; the federal government has brought forward a $5-billion national equity- financing framework. In Alberta, the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation …
This column first appeared through the Macdonald-Laurier Institute Photo of NDP MP Charlie Angus By Karen Ogen: Proposed ban on oil and gas promotion revives paternalistic treatment of Indigenous peoples: MP Charlie Angus needs to withdraw his offensive attempt to silence discussion, and apologize. First Nations are used to oppression. We lived for over a …
The following guest column was carried by the Troy Media national news service on 12 February 2021: By KAREN OGEN-TOEWS The Business Council of British Columbia sees “a generational opportunity to accelerate and realize a new future where Indigenous communities and businesses are equitably participating in B.C.’s open trading economy.” And Kim Baird, a First …
When I was elected chief councillor of the Kitselas First Nation, located near Terrace, it was part of my mandate to move forward on economic development for our community while also balancing environmental protection. While Kitselas has been working to diversify its economy, the opportunities that major resource projects, such as LNG, will bring to …
