This webinar introduced CIP’s newly launched policy on Planning Practice and Reconciliation which defines the role that planning and planners play in reconciliation. Listen to members of CIP’s Indigenous Community Planning committee as they reflect on their experience on the committee, the development of the policy and how the policy applies in their own work. 

Presenters:

  • Jeff Cook MCIP, RPP (Chair of CIP’s Indigenous Community Planning Committee)
  • Lyana Patrick (Member of CIP’s Indigenous Community Planning Committee)
  • Gillian Mckee MCIP, RPP (Member of CIP’s Indigenous Community Planning Committee)
  • Melanie Harding MCIP, RPP (Member of CIP’s Indigenous Community Planning Committee)

Timestamps:

0:08 Introduction- Harry Burchill (CIP’s Director of Policy & Public Affairs)

1:50 Jeff Cook – Pre-recorded introduction and overview of the policy including brief outline of the process and reflections

6:23 Lyana Patrick – Reflected on her involvement on the committee and the development of the policy

16:12 Gillian Mckee – Reflected on the policy from her perspective and how it applies in her own work (including recent high court decisions in the Yukon)

28:07 Melanie Harding – Reflected on her involvement on the committee and how the CIP policy applies in the Sahtu context (NWT)

44:30 Question period