Yedlin: First Nations lack representation in Canadian boardrooms – Calgary Herald

May 20, 2015

Between ongoing opposition to the development of Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline to the West Coast and the recent Lax Kw’alaams First Nation vote rejecting a $1-billion offer from Pacific Northwest LNG proponent Petronas, myriad questions remain about how these economically important projects can be approved.

One is whether it would make a difference if diversity around the boardroom table included the addition First Nations members.

Last week, the Canadian Board Diversity Council held a daylong plenary that examined barriers to increasing the representation of aboriginal peoples within corporate Canada.

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