Growing the Métis economy must be a national priority for the renewed government

The Métis played a crucial role in the founding of this country and its economy, yet too often we are treated as the forgotten people of Canada.
True reconciliation requires co-developing distinctions-based tools like tariff relief, investment supports, and procurement reform, writes Métis National Council president Victoria Pruden.

The Métis Nation helped build the Canadian economy. For hundreds of years—long before Confederation—Métis were at the heart of commerce, mobility, and nation-building. In the 1800s, Métis freighters ran the supply lines between Hudson Bay and the Red River. Métis man...

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