The potential for economic reconciliation through meaningful Indigenous-industry relationships

With its 94 calls to action, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) final report provides a clear and robust framework for improved relations with Indigenous groups.

Chief commissioner Murray Sinclair, left, and commissioners Marie Wilson and Willie Littlechild, pictured on June 2, 2015, in Ottawa, at the release of the TRC's summary report. Among other things, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action 92 asks corporations to provide Indigenous peoples with equitable access to jobs, training and education, and to ensure Indigenous communities acquire sustainable, long-term benefits from economic development projects, write Stefan Fournier and Candice Shaw. The Hill Times file photograph

Opinion

BY STEFAN FOURNIER AND CANDICE SHAW

June 17, 2019

Key Canadian sectors and organizations have a genuine opportunity to improve relationships with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people across the country. And there is an increasingly promising array of developments, tools, and frameworks to accomplish this. With its 94 calls to action, the Truth ...

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