Certainly, when it comes to diversity and inclusion, and making sure that there's a benefit to all populations in Canada, I do support that. I do think though that it is not going to stop contracting out. In fact, you might have what I call “tokenism”. You'll have big firms hiring people who have first nations experience, or they'll have somebody on their board, but it will not change. These are million-dollar contracts, and making sure that they are actually in the hands of first nations people, I believe, might be a big challenge.
On October 24th, 2022. See this statement in context.