We feel the public debate over resource development in Canada has become polarized and divisive.

Hope fully this all gets defused so Canada as a whole can reap the benefits the ring has to offer the world.

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JP Gladu to lead transition at Indigenous Resource Network

JP Gladu will serve as acting executive director while the Indigenous Resource Network searches for a permanent leader. (Supplied photo)

JP Gladu has been tapped to lead the Indigenous Resource Network (IRN) in its shift from a volunteer-led group to a professional organization.

Gladu, who hails from Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek (Sand Point First Nation) in northwestern Ontario, will serve as the group's acting executive director during the change, assisting with the search for a permanent leader.

Described by IRN as “one of Canada’s foremost business leaders,” Gladu brings “exceptional insight into Indigenous entrepreneurship and economic development,” the group said.

He is the former president of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business, an advisor to the First Nations Major Projects Coalition, a board member at Suncor and Noront Resources, chair of the Boreal Leadership Champions, former chair of the Mikisew Group of Companies, and former chancellor for St. Paul's Waterloo University College. Gladu is also a founding advisory board member of the IRN.

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“We are excited that JP will be working with us to move the Indigenous Resource Network to the next level and position our organization for greater impact and influence,” IRN board chair Arnie Bellis said in a June 11 statement.

“We remain committed to sharing the voices of Indigenous workers and business owners, and growing opportunities for Indigenous participation in the resource sector.

"With his background in forestry, mining, and oil and gas, JP is the perfect person to lead these efforts.”

The Indigenous Resource Network was launched in 2020 as a platform for Indigenous workers, business owners and leaders who support Indigenous engagement in the resource sector.

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The Indigenous Resource Network was established in May 2020 to provide a platform for Indigenous workers, business owners and leaders who support Indigenous engagement in the resource sector. We feel the public debate over resource development in Canada has become polarized and divisive. Yet the majority of people, Indigenous and non, want the same thing: to see environmentally responsible projects that have the consent and involvement of the communities most affected go ahead.

Resource development is incredibly important to Indigenous communities, businesses and workers