Opinion: Two for one: Justice and profit – Financial Post

With successive governments having dragged their feet for decades on investment in First Nations communities, it may be time for Canada’s private sector to seize the initiative

Jan 22, 2021

A new year can inspire us to adopt fresh perspectives. With successive governments having dragged their feet for decades on investment in First Nations communities, it may be time for Canada’s private sector to seize the initiative in achieving reconciliation between Canada and its Indigenous peoples. We Canadians love good social causes and we also love a good investment. Best of all we love a two-for-one — which is what engaging with businesses owned by Indigenous Canadians can be. Investments and partnerships with such businesses can also rectify historic injustices in ways apologies cannot. For all of these reasons, it is time to call in (as in “summon”) Canadian firms and not just call them out (as in “accuse”), regarding their anti-Indigenous investing policies.

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