How to optimize economic reconciliation through natural resource investment and beyond? Create an Indigenous Development Bank

A new pathway is required, shifting away from heavy reliance on budgetary funding and subsidies, and toward more innovative resource mobilization and access to capital.

Making it possible for Indigenous Peoples to take a direct financial interest in resource development and specific projects will require helping them gain access to financing on acceptable terms, writes Glen Hodgson. Unsplash photograph by Jakub Żerdzicki

Opinion

BY GLEN HODGSON

June 18, 2025

The Carney government has committed to accelerating and strengthening investment across the economy as part of its plan to boost domestic sources of economic growth, and reduce Canadian economic dependence on the United States. Greater investment in energy and other natural ...

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