Revue de presse

Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 5 | Spencer Colby – The Globe and Mail by Wendy Stueck | June 17, 2022 The federal government says it is considering a parliamentary committee’s recommendation for Ottawa to work with First Nations agencies on a pilot project that would use financing raised on public markets to pay…

‘The Indian Act has created a poor investment environment in First Nations communities.’ Photo via Public Policy Forum. Success flows from First Nations developing strong institutions that can support and sustain social and economic growth. Geordie Hungerford | May 10, 2022 | TheTyee.ca How do we move forward as a country when poverty disproportionately impacts…

Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller are pictured at a press conference in Ottawa on Oct. 27, 2021. We don’t need Canada to show us the way, instead we need Canada to follow our lead, provide necessary support, and then step out of the way, write Harold Calla and C.T.…

Ottawa pressed to create Indigenous infrastructure body WENDY STUECK PUBLISHED YESTERDAY The federal government should create a First Nations Infrastructure Institute to help bridge the yawning infrastructure gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities, says the First Nations Financial Management Board in a prebudget letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The proposed institute would support Indigenous communities…

Hold corporations accountable for reconciliation in climate rules, First Nations finance group says Hold corporations accountable for reconciliation in climate rules, First Nations finance group says The First Nations Financial Management Board called on the federal government to ‘immediately’ invite Indigenous Rights holders to the table to collaborate on drafting climate change and reconciliation reporting…

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller is pictured in the West Block on Nov. 16, 2021. The current fiscal relationship for First Nations is largely based on parliamentary appropriations, and not the ability of First Nations to raise their own revenues, write Harold Calla, C.T. Jules, and Ernie Daniels. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.…

Logged trees are piled near the base of Elephant Hill in Ashcroft, B.C., on Jan. 10, 2022. Aaron Hemens / The Globe and Mail By Wendy Stueck | January 17, 2022 Over the past two years, the Ashcroft Indian Band has been pressing the British Columbia government to overhaul the province’s forestry policies, saying the…

Better data is needed to help reach diversity targets on corporate boards, participants at an OSC webinar heard. Conversation on diversity has evolved from ‘why have diversity?’ to how to make it happen By Zena Olijnyk 15 Oct 2021 Investors – particularly institutional investors in Canada, the U.S. and around the world – are making…

Moderated by Kory Wilson, Executive Director, Indigenous Initiatives and Partnerships at BCIT, and joined by panelists Alexia McKinnon of SFU’s Beedie School of Business Indigenous Business Program Director, Upper Nicola Band Chief Harvey McLeod, & @Celeste Haldane, Chief Commissioner, BC Treaty Commission. Greater Vancouver Board of Trade’s Indigenous Opportunities Forum November 2, 2021. How does…

Opinion: Research shows that First Nations communities alone contribute $17.5 billion a year to the economy. Estimates show that, with the right investment and growth, Indigenous Canadians have the potential to add a $100 billion annual boost to the national economy. Harold Calla | October 23, 2021 Canada recently recognized Sept. 30 as the first…