What Indigenous Peoples can teach Canada about building a stronger economy

Indigenous communities are showing how Canada can advance economic reconciliation, strengthen local economies, and make public investment go further.

Prime Minister Mark Carney tours a construction site in Nepean, Ont., on Sept. 14, 2025. Canada spends billions of dollars on housing, health, energy, climate, skills training, and employment. Outcomes finance can help those dollars achieve more, writes Jeff Cyr.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JEFF CYR

September 30, 2026

On Sept. 30, Canadians will mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, honouring residential school survivors, their families and communities, and remembering the children who never returned home. It is also a day to reflect on the lasting impacts of colonialism and...

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