Bridging Canada’s divide on consent

Sixty-eight per cent of Indigenous respondents say Indigenous approval should be essential before a project proceeds; only 42 per cent of the general population agree.

As Prime Minister Mark Carney embarks on a suite of national-interest projects, he will inherit a credibility gap where members of the general population and Indigenous Peoples do not see consent through the same lens, writes Megan Buttle.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MEGAN BUTTLE

November 19, 2025

On the heels of renewed national conversation around projects of “significance”—from major infrastructure builds to cross-country energy corridors—Prime Minister Mark Carney is charting a new path. Carney’s early posture has been more focused on national-interest t...

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