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First Nations must define economic reconciliation at fall meeting, says financial expert
In an interview with Nation to Nation, Harold Calla says leaders should use the First Nations-led meeting to set the terms for capital, revenue powers and a real role in Canada’s economic future.
To build big, Canada must do more to spur Indigenous participation
by Lawrence Schembri and Harold Calla | Special to The Globe and Mail, Published May 7, 2026 Protecting Canada’s economic sovereignty is now job one for our federal government. An all-hands-on-deck effort is under way to confront the threat of U.S. trade policy by strengthening Canada’s economy, including the diversification of exports. Major natural resource,…
First Ministers meeting involving Indigenous leaders ‘pivotal’
By Harold Calla | The StarPhoenix, Published February 21, 2026 Bringing provincial and federal leaders together with Indigenous leaders can be a pivotal step in charting the path forward. It can be historic, if the will is there. Canada has never had a first ministers’ meeting with Indigenous leaders as full economic participants. The federal-provincial-territorial…
Indigenous participation is vital to success of Canada’s economic shift | Calgary Herald
By Harold Calla, Calgary Herald | Published November 22, 2025 Canada is at an inflection point. The job facing the federal government, the provinces and the private sector is to urgently restructure Canada’s economy — a need driven by new tariffs and ongoing tariff threats from the U.S., our biggest trading partner. We need to…
First Nations Market Housing Fund’s achievement of FMB’s Compliance Opinion
First Nations Market Housing Fund CEO Travis Seymour speaks about FNMHF’s achievement of FMB’s Compliance Opinion.
Tapping into Indigenous Economic Potential | Winnipeg Free Press
by Harold Calla posted to the Winnipeg Free Press on Saturday, Mar. 22, 2025 While the ongoing threat of a tariff war makes Canadians rethink the structure of the country’s economy, there are some clear barriers preventing economic growth that we can address quickly. These include visible barriers to Indigenous economic growth. Removing them will…
Unlocking Indigenous economies is vital to achieving Canada’s climate goals—and prosperity | The Hub
by Harold Calla | from The Hub, December 16, 2024 On the northwest coast of British Columbia, the Haisla Nation is writing its own success story. It has secured majority ownership in Cedar LNG and is bringing the $5.5 billion project to life. This project will leverage Canada’s abundant natural gas and deliver a lower-carbon energy…
Harold Calla on The Raitt Stuff Podcast with Lisa Raitt
Harold Calla, Executive Chair, First Nations Financial Management Board, joins the Hon. Lisa Raitt to talk about the work of his organization and why it is important to support the inclusion and participation of First Nations communities in major projects on their lands. Transcript
Time to Move from Optimism to Action for Economic Reconciliation | Winnipeg Free Press
by Harold Calla | Winnipeg Free Press (June 22, 2024) Optimism is a powerful force for building a better future. It’s not a word that we’ve used often when talking about advancing the well-being of Indigenous Peoples in this country. But that’s starting to change. Today, I feel optimistic about a growing movement to advance economic reconciliation…
A need for action on reconciliation | Winnipeg Free Press
By: Harold Calla | Winnipeg Free Press Each year, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation prompts us to take stock of the progress we are making, as a country, on the journey towards reconciliation. Often this progress — or the lack of it — is measured by counting how many of the Truth and…