Cultural agility is key in advancing reconciliation
Cultural agility means being able to work and build relationships across cultures without leaving one’s own behind.
Reconciliation is the foundation for Canada’s future projects
When governments, industry, and Indigenous nations build together, all of Canada moves forward.
Canada’s exploding wealth inequality requires tax changes
Our current tax code is not asking the wealthy to reinvest in our economy, and that failure is weakening services and programs working Canadians may use to get ahead.
From reconciliation to results: why Bill C-5 and the Major Projects Office can be game-changers for Indigenous communities
The MPO is the front door that co-ordinates financing and accelerates regulatory approvals so that top-tier projects can get to ‘yes’ faster, with Indigenous partnership built-in from the start.
National interest should include the rights of Indigenous women
Bill C-5 is a major setback to reconciliation and the path to ending violence against Indigenous women and girls.
Fast-tracking past justice: why the Major Projects Office threatens real reconciliation
The pressure to ‘fast track’ projects transparently signals workarounds to avoid legal obligations around Indigenous consultation, placing advisers in an untenable position.
Broken promises and the need to move towards reconciliation
With each new and re-elected prime minister, Indigenous Peoples hear more promises. It does not take long at all for these promises to be broken.
True reconciliation requires remembering and learning from our country’s history
While the Government of Canada has taken important steps since the devastating policies that once removed Indigenous children from their families and communities, much work remains.
‘Keep that nation-to-nation concept strong,’ say Indigenous leaders, as Canada moves on major projects
David Chartrand, president of the Manitoba Métis Federation, says ‘if you’re asking us to trust you, you should have no problem signing legal documents to ensure that the promise you’re making is real and will be kept.’
Public servants urge data sovereignty in recent survey, while AI minister says ‘data isn’t gold in Fort Knox’
Ninety-four per cent of public servants surveyed this summer say citizens’ data must be stored within Canada, and 86 per cent worry about public trust eroding if such data is stored outside of the country.
