Carney’s elbows-in approach puts Indigenous nations at risk

Nations face difficult decisions with this government: partner on a project, but be left with financial debt and stranded assets if it fails; deny fast-tracked projects and tie up scarce community resources on litigation and front-line confrontation.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is governing like a banker, applying corporate finance logic to a country. Indigenous rights are a critical line of defence against unchecked corporate power, writes Janelle Lapointe.The Hill Times photograph by Aidan Raynor

Opinion

BY JANELLE LAPOINTE

August 10, 2026

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on Aug. 9 is supposed to celebrate, protect, and promote Indigenous rights. The distance between the ri...

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