How can Canada build projects of national interest while respecting the rights of First Nations?

When we look at the political economy of extractivism, we see the societal structures, processes, and relationships of power, all of which are beyond the influence and control of First Nations.
One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc launched a discussion paper about getting major projects built on May 8.

Legislation and policies like the Indian Act, residential schools, ‘60s Scoop, dispossession of lands, outstanding land claims, food insecurity, boil water advisories, denial of physical and social infrastructure, environmental racism, enfranchisement of First Nations, ent...

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