US EditionFirst Nations infrastructure critical but not nation-building: minister
- On June 2, 2025, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty emphasized the importance of addressing infrastructure needs in First Nations communities but clarified that this effort is excluded from the government’s new legislation aimed at expediting nation-building projects.
- This statement followed a meeting in Saskatoon where Prime Minister Mark Carney and premiers discussed legislation to speed up certain national interest projects amid opposition from First Nations.
- The legislation aims to fast-track projects like pipelines and trade corridors with streamlined regulatory approval, while First Nations leaders received briefings shortly before deadlines to express concerns.
- AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak referenced a Conference Board of Canada report highlighting that addressing the infrastructure shortfall in First Nations communities has the potential to stimulate economic growth of $630 billion, describing it as a pivotal project for both infrastructure development and reconciliation efforts in Canada.
- The exclusion of First Nations infrastructure from the nation-building framework may prolong infrastructure deficits and deepen tensions due to concerns over inadequate consultation and treaty rights protection.
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