MLI Experts available to comment on Throne Speech
OTTAWA, ON (November 23, 2021): With a new Speech from the Throne comes not only the official start to a new Parliamentary session,...
Canada’s climate strategy is impassioned—and meaningless: Ken Coates in the Hub
In an ironic twist that has been missing from the debate, active engagement in the green economy requires more resource development, not less,...
The Right to Say Yes on Resource Projects: Ken Coates for Inside Policy
If reconciliation means anything, it must mean that Indigenous peoples have the power not just to say “no,” but to say “yes” to...
The Trudeau government can no longer ‘freeze out’ pro-development First Nations: Heather Exner-Pirot in the National Post
Canada can be a very unfriendly place for Indigenous leaders looking to create jobs and own source revenues, writes Heather Exner-Pirot in the...
Most Indigenous people support resource development: John Desjarlais Jr. and Heather Exner-Pirot in iPolitics
It's high time we pushed the discussion about Indigenous peoples and resource development past polarizing and simplistic slogans, write John Desjarlais Jr. and...
Indigenous people want meaningful participation in the oil and gas sector: Straight Talk with Sheldon Wuttunee
OTTAWA, ON (June 8, 2021): As part of our ongoing series titled, Indigenous Prosperity at a Crossroads, MLI has conducted interviews with Indigenous...
It's not a stark choice between Indigenous rights and economic development. We can have both: Heather Exner-Pirot in the Financial Post
As many as 39 First Nations produced oil and gas on their own reserves in 2019, earning millions in royalties, writes Heather Exner-Pirot...
Not enough Canadians know how important the oilsands are: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
They not only create wealth and jobs but are a stellar example of innovation by Canadian companies, writes Philip Cross in the Financial...
Indigenous leaders step-up, but where is the applause from environmentalists? Chris Sankey for Inside Policy
The agreement reached by the First Nations Climate Initiative table and the First Nations Major Projects Coalition should change the way Canadians understand...
Indigenous Prosperity at a Crossroads: An MLI Conversation with Theresa Tait-Day
MLI has launched an ongoing series, titled "Indigenous Prosperity at a Crossroads," and features interviews with Indigenous people involved in the natural resource...
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