AFN Chief Summit with Mark Carney on Bill C-5 and Infrastructure Projects

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks briefly with reporters in Gatineau, Que., as his two-day summit with First Nations leaders continues. The summit brings together First Nations leaders from across the country to discuss Bill C-5, the Liberal government’s major projects legislation. There have been concerns from First Nations groups over a lack of consultations regarding the bill, which was speedily passed through Parliament in June. Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers remarks as he convenes the First Nations Major Projects Summit in Gatineau, Que. The two-day summit brings together First Nations leaders from across the country to discuss Bill C-5, the Liberal government’s major projects legislation. In Ottawa, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak speaks to the media ahead of the summit between Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Privy Council Office, and Fist Nations leaders. The meeting will focus on the concerns of First Nations groups regarding Bill C-5, the federal government’s legislation to fast-track major infrastructure and resource projects. Nepinak is joined by BC regional chief Terry Teegee, Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak grand chief Garrison Settee, and other First Nations leaders. (July 16, 2025) Various Indigenous leaders speak with reporters in Ottawa following the First Nations Major Projects Summit. The two-day summit brought together chiefs from across the country to discuss Bill C-5, the Liberal government’s major projects legislation. In attendance are chiefs Kyra Wilson (Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs), Garrison Settee (Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak), Brian Hardlotte (Prince Albert Grand Council), Marcel Head (Shoal Lake Cree Nation), Fabian Head (Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations), Angela Levasseur (Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation), and Kelsey Jacko (Cold Lake First Nations). Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support.