
There is very little discussion on ‘how or if’ Aboriginal women are to play key professional and business roles in natural resource management and development. An online “Dialogue” session wherein a panel of women, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal thought leaders, explored issues…

Soheil Asgarpour, President of Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada provides an overview of research to help reduce emissions from oil sands.

What if … a uniquely Canadian paradigm for enabling and implementing collaborative resources development was designed for the 21st century? What would it need to breach the decades-long stalemate that has obstructed, and wasted, economic, social and cultural opportunities?

In the next decade, more than 500 projects in oil, gas, forestry and mining will affect many Aboriginal communities across Canada. There are already debates taking place on issues like: the role of Aboriginal communities in these developments; the sharing of the wealth generated; the environment; foreign investment; transportation of output and more.

In this fourth and last part of this series our panelists are exploring through the lens of governments’ perspectives issues like, what legislative measures are needed to ensure a fair share of future job by Aboriginal women What might be useful in stimulating collaboration and cooperation in workplaces? What could be done to entice…