By Eve Cable, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Advocating for Indigenous people to have at least 50 percent equity in renewable energy projects was a key message shared by Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Paul Rice at last week\u2019s Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) Summit, where he and other Indigenous leaders spoke with major stakeholders in the industry. \u201cWe\u2019re independent, sovereign nations, and in discussions of these projects, we need to be treated as such,\u201d said Rice. \u201cThat was really the message underlying the concept of minimum mandatory equity participation.\u201d Rice attended the panel last Thursday in Montreal and spoke on the panel \u201cIndigenous Communities: Essential Actors in the Energy Transition?\u201d which was moderated by Hydro Quebec\u2019s Emilie Senechal. He was joined by Jean Roy of Kruger Energy as well… <\/p>\n
By Eve Cable, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Advocating for Indigenous people to have at least 50 percent equity in renewable energy projects was a key message shared by Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Paul Rice at last week\u2019s Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) Summit, where he and other Indigenous leaders spoke with major stakeholders in the industry. \u201cWe\u2019re independent, sovereign nations, and in discussions of these projects, we need to be treated as such,\u201d said Rice. \u201cThat was really the message underlying the concept of minimum mandatory equity participation.\u201d Rice attended the panel last Thursday in Montreal and spoke on the panel \u201cIndigenous Communities: Essential Actors in the Energy Transition?\u201d which was moderated by Hydro Quebec\u2019s Emilie Senechal. He was joined by Jean Roy of Kruger Energy as well... <\/p>\n