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SUMMARY:MBiz Breakfast feat. The Honourable Rebecca Chartrand
DESCRIPTION:MBiz Breakfast featuring the Honourable Rebecca Chartrand\n\nThe Honourable Rebecca Chartrand\, Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Member of Parliament for Churchill Keewatinook Aski\, will join us for a timely conversation with Manitoba's business community. With a career rooted in Indigenous leadership and decades of work across education\, governance\, and cultural revitalization\, Minister Chartrand brings a unique lens to the issues shaping Canada's future.\n\nAt this year-end MBiz Breakfast\, Minister Chartrand will share perspectives on mining\, infrastructure\, and housing. These priorities are central to northern development\, community resilience\, and economic growth\, and her insights will speak directly to the opportunities and challenges influencing Manitoba's business landscape today.\nAbout the Speaker\n\nThe Honourable Rebecca Chartrand\, Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs\, Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency\, and Member of Parliament representing the riding of Chuchill--Keewatinook Aski\n\n\n\nThe Honourable Rebecca Chartrand\, an Anishinaabe\, Inninew\, and M tis leader\, was elected as the Member of Parliament for Churchill Keewatinook Aski on April 28\, 2025. On May 13\, 2025\, she was appointed Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency\, becoming the first Indigenous woman to hold this portfolio\, and the first First Nations woman from Manitoba to be appointed to the Cabinet.\n\n\n\nFor 25 years\, her career was in education\, holding senior leadership roles in both K 12 and post-secondary institutions as well as Vice President of Indspire.\n\n\n\nA nationally recognized advocate for Indigenous inclusion and cultural revitalization\, she has served on the boards of the Children's Hospital Foundation of Manitoba\, the Canadian Museum of Nature\, and the Indigenous Education Advisory Council. \n\n\n\nShe is the founder of the Manitoba Aboriginal Education Awards and the Council for Indigenous Education in Manitoba (now named Full Circle). Her contributions have been recognized with the Indigenous Women in Leadership Award\, the Banff Leadership Award\, and the Excellence in Education Award from the Canadian Race Relations Foundation.\n\n\n\nHer cultural work is equally impressive. She led the creation of Manitoba's first Ojibwe bilingual school (2016) and recently guided Seven Oaks School Division's development of the province's first anti-racism education policy. She is also a musician and playwright her award-winning album Onjida and her play Those Damn Squaws reflect her deep commitment to Indigenous storytelling\, healing\, and truth-telling.\n\n\n\nShe brings a wealth of experience in Indigenous education\, community development\, and cultural leadership to her role\, championing reconciliation\, infrastructure investment\, and economic opportunity across the North.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="margin-left: 0px\;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255\, 102\, 0)\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;">MBiz Breakfast featuring the Honourable Rebecca Chartrand</span></span></strong><br />\n<span data-teams="true">The Honourable Rebecca Chartrand\, Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Member of Parliament for Churchill&mdash\;Keewatinook Aski\, will join us for a timely conversation with Manitoba&rsquo\;s business community. With a career rooted in Indigenous leadership and decades of work across education\, governance\, and cultural revitalization\, Minister Chartrand brings a unique lens to the issues shaping Canada&rsquo\;s future.</span></p>\n\n<p style="margin-left: 0px\;"><span data-teams="true">At this year-end MBiz Breakfast\, Minister Chartrand will share perspectives on mining\, infrastructure\, and housing. These priorities are central to northern development\, community resilience\, and economic growth\, and her insights will speak directly to the opportunities and challenges influencing Manitoba&rsquo\;s business landscape today.</span></p>\n<strong><span style="color:#ff6600\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;">About the Speaker</span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><strong><span style="color:#000066\;"><img alt="" height="225" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/3629/Image/rc.jpeg" style="width: 150px\; height: 225px\; float: left\; border-width: 2px\; border-style: solid\; margin: 5px\;" width="150" /><span style="font-size:16px\;">The Honourable Rebecca Chartrand\, Minister of <a href="https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100035280/1529103307517">Northern and Arctic Affairs</a>\,&nbsp\;Minister responsible for the <a href="https://www.cannor.gc.ca/eng/1351104567432/1351104589057">Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency</a>\, and Member of Parliament representing the riding of <a href="http://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/constituencies/churchill-keewatinook-aski(1176)">Chuchill--Keewatinook Aski</a></span></span></strong></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#333333\;">The Honourable Rebecca Chartrand\, an Anishinaabe\, Inninew\, and M&eacute\;tis leader\, was elected as the Member of Parliament for Churchill&mdash\;Keewatinook Aski on April 28\, 2025. On May 13\, 2025\, she was appointed Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency\, becoming the first Indigenous woman to hold this portfolio\, and the first First Nations woman from Manitoba to be appointed to the Cabinet.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#333333\;">For 25 years\, her career was in education\, holding senior leadership roles in both K&ndash\;12 and post-secondary institutions as well as Vice President of Indspire.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#333333\;">A nationally recognized advocate for Indigenous inclusion and cultural revitalization\, she has served on the boards of the Children&rsquo\;s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba\, the Canadian Museum of Nature\, and the Indigenous Education Advisory Council.&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#333333\;">She is the founder of the Manitoba Aboriginal Education Awards and the Council for Indigenous Education in Manitoba (now named Full Circle). Her contributions have been recognized with the Indigenous Women in Leadership Award\, the Banff Leadership Award\, and the Excellence in Education Award from the Canadian Race Relations Foundation.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#333333\;">Her cultural work is equally impressive. She led the creation of Manitoba&rsquo\;s first Ojibwe bilingual school (2016) and recently guided Seven Oaks School Division&rsquo\;s development of the province&rsquo\;s first anti-racism education policy. She is also a musician and playwright&mdash\;her award-winning album Onjida and her play Those Damn Squaws reflect her deep commitment to Indigenous storytelling\, healing\, and truth-telling.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#333333\;">She brings a wealth of experience in Indigenous education\, community development\, and cultural leadership to her role\, championing reconciliation\, infrastructure investment\, and economic opportunity across the North.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;</span></span>
LOCATION:RBC Convention Centre York Ballroom 375 York Avenue
UID:e.3629.481
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DTSTAMP:20260422T102325Z
URL:https://business.mbchamber.mb.ca/events/details/mbiz-breakfast-feat-the-honourable-rebecca-chartrand-481
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