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
Here’s why Canada should say ‘no’ to LNG
Canada has the opportunity to lead in the global clean energy transition, not to follow outdated energy playbooks.
With Indigenous relations taking on an economic lens, consultation will be key, say academics, orgs
Indigenous Peoples have understandable concerns about whether the hunger for natural resources could be used as an excuse by the federal government to circumvent its duty to consult, says professor Gabriel Maracle.
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.
