Indigenous communities can be ‘Canada’s competitive edge,’ new federal council appointee says – Northern Ontario Business
September 15, 2025
JP Gladu is one of 11 Indigenous leaders, and the only from Ontario, named to the new Indigenous Advisory Council
BINGWI NEYAASHI ANISHINAABEK — The only Indigenous leader from Ontario on a new council expected to provide input to large-scale national development projects says it’s an opportunity to make a difference.
JP Gladu, who is from Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek or Sandpoint First Nation, is one of 11 Indigenous leaders recently named by Prime Minister Mark Carney to the Indigenous Advisory Council of the federal Major Projects Office. The projects office initiative, according to a media release from the Prime Minister’s Office, will “serve as a single point of contact that gets major, transformative projects built, faster.”
