Equity loan guarantees will pave path to economic reconciliation

Dismantling the barriers that have historically impeded Indigenous access to capital allows us to participate fully and fairly in the economy.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s April 16 budget offers a key moment to better invest in Indigenous futures, and detail the Indigenous equity-loan guarantee program announced in the fall economic statement, write Wayne McQuabbie, Gregory Newton, and John Beaucage.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY WAYNE MCQUABBIE, GREGORY NEWTON, JOHN BEAUCAGE

April 15, 2024

The federal government’s fall economic statement commitment to establish an Indigenous equity-loan guarantee program represents a critical step forward in the journey toward economic...

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