Let's Bond!
This podcast by the First Nations Finance Authority explains how member-led finance is helping communities build their own futures...on their terms.
Let's Bond!
Monetization and First Nations
This episode of the Let’s Bond podcast discusses monetization as a solution to closing the $60 billion infrastructure gap that exists between First Nation communities and the rest of Canada.
Host Jody Anderson is joined by Steve Berna, Chief Operating Officer of FNFA, and Steven Johnston, Councillor for Mistawasis Nehiyawak and Board Director for FNFA, for a discussion on the need for transformational change to close the infrastructure gap in First Nation communities.
Learn how leveraging annual cashflows (monetization) into long-term debt can unlock federal funds to build critical infrastructure in First Nation communities now.
Episode Runs 25:15
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Councillor Steven Johnston (Mistawasis Nehiyawak)
Website: https://mistawasis.ca/
Steve Berna, Chief Operating Officer, FNFA
Website: First Nations Finance Authority
Email: info@fnfa.ca
Additional information:
Monetization: A solution to Close the Infrastructure Gap (FNFA video)
First Nations Fiscal Management Act
