{"id":6168,"date":"2019-10-08T21:36:01","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T21:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboriginalbusinessmagazine.com\/?p=6168"},"modified":"2019-10-08T21:36:01","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T21:36:01","slug":"alberta-bill-proposes-agency-to-help-indigenous-groups-invest-in-energy-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aboriginalbusinessmagazine.com\/?p=6168","title":{"rendered":"Alberta bill proposes agency to help Indigenous groups invest in energy projects\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EDMONTON -Alberta is moving to set up a new Crown corporation to help Indigenous groups invest in major natural resource projects.<\/p>\n<p>The United Conservatives have introduced a bill that says the government would put up $1 billion, along with technical and financial advice, to backstop the Crown.<\/p>\n<p>Premier Jason Kenney says it would be a new way of doing business with First Nations.<\/p>\n<p>He says it would focus on partnerships led by the arms-length Crown agency rather than &#8220;picking winners and losers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He says if the program were to flourish, he would look to expand it to other projects and provinces, and press federal politicians in Ottawa to adopt something similar.<\/p>\n<p>It fulfils a promise Kenney made in the spring election campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a paradigm shift,&#8221; he said Tuesday. &#8220;This is getting away from the old conventional economic development thing, where the government is picking winners and losers and writing cheques.<\/p>\n<p>Experienced financial managers with a qualified board would review submissions to look at the credibility of a business plan, the prospect for return and to provide technical advice, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Kenney said the bill was the result of consultations with more than 200 stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aboriginalbusinessmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Enock-Cree-Nation-Chief-Billy-Morin.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6170 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/aboriginalbusinessmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Enock-Cree-Nation-Chief-Billy-Morin-258x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aboriginalbusinessmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Enock-Cree-Nation-Chief-Billy-Morin-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/aboriginalbusinessmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Enock-Cree-Nation-Chief-Billy-Morin.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/a>Chief Billy Morin of the Enoch Cree Nation said the corporation is needed so that First Nations can participate in the provincial economy in an environmentally responsible way.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They (the government) didn&#8217;t fidget around for three years in a committee trying to get it right. 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