Investing in Indigenous education is an investment in Canada’s future
Continued investment in Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous-led initiatives isn’t just about equity, but also about creating intelligent policy which will result in sustainable prosperity for all.
‘Survivors are waiting for it’: Sen. Boyer reintroduces bill to criminalize forced, coerced sterilizations
Boyer says she hopes the Senate’s previous study of her bill tackling forced and coerced sterilizations will speed up its passage in the Upper Chamber the second time around.
Scrapping net-zero commitments step in right direction for CPPIB
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s objective should not be climate activism or other environmental or social concerns, but risk-adjusted financial returns.
Delivering results: the case for an Indigenous Outcomes Fund
Outcomes finance is a model rooted in accountability and self-determination. Such a fund would support Indigenous-led processes in areas like health, education, and housing.
Indigenous Relations
Reconciliation is action, not just words
Closing the infrastructure gap requires more than land acknowledgements that don’t address truth, Treaties, or commitments.
How to optimize economic reconciliation through natural resource investment and beyond? Create an Indigenous Development Bank
A new pathway is required, shifting away from heavy reliance on budgetary funding and subsidies, and toward more innovative resource mobilization and access to capital.
Reconciliation or repetition? Carney’s first moves on Indigenous rights face scrutiny
Whether the prime minister’s early steps mark a genuine shift or simply another cycle of political performance will define Mark Carney’s reconciliation legacy.
What do we stand to gain?
When Canada stops seeing Indigenous Peoples in the negative and begins to understand and appreciate their strengths, values, cultural knowledge, and ceremonial practices, acceptance and respect can grow.
Working with First Nations on an Indigenous fire stewardship protocol could go a long way
Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across the country.
