Opinion: Carney needs to address unfinished business with Indigenous nations – The Globe and Mail

Aaron Christoff is a Cree citizen of Saulteau First Nations and a partner at Cochrane Sinclair LLP in Vancouver. Max Faille is also a partner at Cochrane Sinclair. Their forthcoming book is Full Circle: The Essential Guide to Canada’s Relationship with Indigenous Peoples.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has a contentious meeting this week with over 600 First Nation leaders in a bid to win their support for his nation-building ambitions embodied in Bill C-5 – the so-called Building Canada Act. This follows the filing of a constitutional challenge by a group of Ontario First Nations on Bill C-5 and Ontario’s similar Bill 5.

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