“Canada’s per capita growth has been negative three out of the last four quarters” says Perrin Beatty, the head of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. He adds, “Canada needs to do more to attract investment.”
That sentiment that was recently echoed by a panel of experts for Conversations Live about economic reconciliation. “First Nations hold the key to the country’s economic future,” said the Haisla chief councillor, Crystal Smith.
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It is a belief held by Indigenous businessman Chris Sankey.
“We can’t afford to obstruct BC’s energy sector any longer,” he says. In an opinion piece for The Vancouver Sun, Sankey said, “The chilling effect on the investment landscape of our region and of Canada in general has been terrible.”
Sankey is looking to LNG to generate jobs and economic growth. He says “more than a billion dollars in Indigenous procurement spending and benefits have already been negotiated with Coastal Gas Link, Kitimat LNG and Woodfibre LNG. And should the Haisla make a final investment decision on Cedar LNG, the opportunities will continue to grow for everyone, not just First Nations, everyone.”
Sankey joined a Conversation That Matters about economic reconciliation and how it can reverse Canada’s sinking attractiveness to investors. Learn More about our guests career at careersthatmatter.ca.
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