Sustainable Jobs Act promises Indigenous engagement but avoids nation-to-nation language that might upset provinces

The federal government’s newly tabled sustainable jobs plan has been described as a victory for labour, but advocates say it leaves Indigenous nations subject to provincial and territorial approaches to the energy transition.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson introduces the Sustainable Jobs Act on June 15, accompanied by fellow ministers such as Randy Boissonnault, far left, NDP MP Daniel Blaikie, far right, and union leaders.

Despite the federal government’s general rhetoric on the importance of building nation-to-nation relationships with Indigenous nations, the new sustainable jobs bill ste...

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