The path forward on reconciliation and building infrastructure

Elevating living standards and opportunities in Indigenous communities is perhaps the ultimate “national interest” project.

Both Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, national chief of the Assemby of First Nations, were in Gatineau, Que. for the Bill C-5 summit on July 17, 2025.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MARK QUINN, BILL SCHAPER, JAMIE CARROLL

July 21, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney last week met with First Nation leaders from across Canada to hear and try to address concerns that have been raised over Bill C-5, which includes the Building Canada Act.

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