I would add to the point about the role of companies and making labour in communities.... The aboriginal population is our fastest growing population here in Canada. I would cite the example of Arctic co-ops in the north. Many of the leaders in the Nunavut government got their first experience in skills training and in democratic decision-making in their local co-op in a local, remote community. For that particular population in Canada, the cooperative model is very relevant.
On January 29th, 2008. See this statement in context.