Melissa Mbarki

Over the past several decades, Canada has transformed from a production-based economy to one more focused on service and consumption. This has been accompanied by structural economic changes, including stagnating productivity, reduced investment in innovation and capital…

With the environment minister not appearing to entertain the question of scrapping the targets, he said the “pressure is on” “Because right now, all they mean is a setup for failure,” Once again, the Liberal government is holding on to their ideology while another sector…

BC’s fast track list has actually yielded benefits for projects and brought in investment. This is a much better model - steam-lining regulatory and permitting processes for private proponents already in the system - than C5’s picking and choosing govt winners. The projects: /1

Congrats my friend. @karenrestoule offers a balanced perspective on Indigenous policy. I'm so proud to see Indigenous women in the public policy space.

The only way the auto sector can meet the feds' 20% EV mandate for 2026 (now at 7.9%) would be to cut production of a million internal combustion engine vehicles, which would be madness. Ottawa in talks with automakers over EV sales mandates, Joly says theglobeandmail.com/business/econo…

I love @karenrestoule Give her a follow as she has great policy ideas!

For the sake of all Canadians, Bill C-5 should be amended so that it doesn’t apply exclusively to a few hand-picked projects. Rapid consideration must be given to all practical projects, including pipelines, that are advanced — or have been advanced — by private companies for…

Reserves are a result of the government living in your homes. Moving beyond the Indian Act is the answer. Another great 3 min episode ⤵️

"A single point of contact for governments, proponents and communities for proposals."

We have a business case. We always had one but ideology got in the way over the last decade.

Some of the chiefs said they left the meeting feeling “cautiously optimistic,” but others left early feeling that concerns they’d raised for weeks weren’t being listened to. Still, Beatty called the meeting an “important first step.” “The onus is on governments and business…

You can't build when there are regulatory road blocks.

They had no vision—none—for a national energy corridor. They didn’t want one. A pipeline that could move Alberta crude to tidewater, or LNG from B.C. to the Atlantic, was dismissed as a relic of a bygone era. It wasn’t woke enough. And then there’s the LNG disaster. Remember…

It's time to build Canada!

Today, I joined fellow Premiers and Indigenous leaders from across the country to discuss the next steps in ensuring Indigenous participation in major nation-building projects. This involvement not only strengthens our Canadian economy, but also represents a true step toward…

Talking about how they can work together on economic development and economic reconciliation. ctvnews.ca/toronto/video/…

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This is what many FN leaders would prefer, to work directly with the government instead of having the middle man speak for them. "One of the best steps to progress on reconciliation and other files would be to marginalize (and frankly defund) the AFN and instead work directly…

Let's figure out the inefficiencies and how to better manage infrastructure projects and close the gaps. Ottawa should commit to an independent audit of Indigenous-related spending — public, accessible, and rigorous. It should set benchmarks for success and link future funding…

$5 Billion will be cut from the Indigenous Services Budget in the next 3 years. I was looking for a number and found one.