Carney calls on Métis groups to help change Canada’s ‘economic trajectory’

By Alessia Passafiume Prime Minister Mark Carney called on Métis leaders Thursday to help transform the economy in response to an increasingly unsteady trade relationship with the United States under President Donald Trump. “We have the opportunity to work together on transformative projects that can help change the economic trajectory of our country to the benefit of all,” Carney said to Métis leaders from Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan and the N.W.T. who gathered in Ottawa for the meeting. “As we build a new Canada, we’re going to build it in partnership with Indigenous Peoples, and that’s why we’re here today.” The meeting was called to discuss the Carney government’s major projects legislation, which allows cabinet to quickly grant federal approvals for big industrial projects it deems to be in the national…

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