As Mark Carney prepares to observe his first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation as prime minister on Tuesday, some of the country’s top Indigenous voices say his economic-growth agenda is putting other key priorities on the back burner.
In the seven months since Carney has occupied the prime minister’s office, he has spent much of his time focusing on reconciliation of an economic kind, using his controversial major projects law as a way to fold Indigenous priorities into his goal of spurring nation-building infrastructure and resource projects.
“An antiquated and ineffective policy is just: ‘Invest money into Indigenous economic reconciliation’ and that somehow that will float all boats, and that we will all of a sudden see prosperity across our society,” said ITK President Natan Obed.
Publication Date
September 30, 2025
