Business Jet Underway with New Hangars at Dallas Love Field

Construction underway on Business Jet’s 18th and 19th hangars, adding nearly 70,000-square feet of hangar and office space to support growing demand at Dallas Love Field.

Dallas, TX, August 13, 2025 – Business Jet is well into construction of two new hangars at its Dallas Love Field (KDAL) location, as demand for aircraft services continues to rise in the region. Scheduled for completion in January 2026, this development brings Business Jet’s total footprint to 475,000 square feet of hangar and office space across 19 hangars and 2 executive terminals. The Fixed-Based Operator (FBO) expansion comes at a time of ongoing growth for the company, which recently dedicated two existing hangars to enhance its Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) capabilities.

The new side-by-side hangars are designed with 28-foot hangar doors to easily accommodate the latest ultra-long-range aircraft, such as the Gulfstream G700 and Bombardier Global 7500. Each hangar is unique with one serving a single tenant in a build-to-suit space featuring custom designs and elevated lobby finishes. The other is designed to accommodate multiple tenants with seven individual office and shop spaces to meet customer needs. The hangars feature epoxy-coated floors, LED lighting, large format fans, radiant tube heating, electric vehicle (EV) chargers, and integrated utility pedestals with 208/480/115-amp power, water, and compressed air.

“This nearly 70,000 square foot project represents the latest in a multi-phased development plan designed to meet hangar and office space demand at Business Jet. Beyond this phase, we’re excited to have the capacity to build another 100,000 square feet at KDAL to support future operations,” said Chris Wright, Partner and CEO. “This expansion plan reflects our ongoing commitment to supporting discerning customers in all aspects of their aircraft operations.”

As business aviation shows no sign of slowing down, Business Jet is poised to accommodate aircraft owners and operators with the top-of-the-line facilities and customer service. For leasing inquiries or more information about the new hangars, please visit businessjet.com/contact us.

About Business Jet

Business Jet is a family owned and operated private aviation provider based at Dallas Love Field. For over 30 years, Business Jet has combined high-level aircraft maintenance and management with award-winning complementary support services, including: aircraft charter and management, award-winning FBO services, AOG support, and aircraft solutions and acquisitions. For more information, visit businessjet.com.

Business Jet Opens 70,000+ Square Feet of Fully Leased Hangar and Office Space At Dallas Love Field

Expansion brings Business Jet’s Dallas Love field campus to more than 475,000 square feet across 19 hangars to support aircraft operations.

Dallas, TX, March 4, 2026 – Business Jet has completed construction of its latest hangar complex, first announced in August 2025, featuring two side-by-side hangars totaling 70,000 square feet. The company’s 53-acre campus at Dallas Love Field (KDAL) now offers customers over 475,000 square feet of hangar and office space across 19 hangars and two executive terminals.

The expansion marks the successful completion of the next phase of Business Jet’s long-term development strategy at KDAL as it positions the Fixed-Base Operator (FBO) to better serve existing and prospective clients as demand for private aviation services in the region grows.

“We’re proud of the way this development seamlessly blends with our existing hangars, rounding out the northeast corner of the airport,” said Chris Wright, Partner and CEO. “We’re also excited to say the new space is 100% leased, reaffirming strong demand for hangar space at Dallas Love Field, specifically at Business Jet.”

Each hangar is unique to serve a variety of tenant needs. The west hangar is designed to support a single tenant featuring a custom floor plan, conditioned hangar bay, and elevated interior finishes. It also features a tip-up canopy style hangar door, a first on the Business Jet campus. The east hangar is designed for multiple tenants with seven individual office and shop spaces to suit flight departments’ needs.

The bays feature 28-foot doors to accommodate the latest ultra-long-range aircraft, such as the Gulfstream G700, G800, and Bombardier Global 8000. Both hangars feature epoxy-coated floors, LED lighting, large format fans, radiant tube heating, electric vehicle (EV) chargers, and integrated utility pedestals with 208/480/115-amp power, water, and compressed air.

As 2026 continues and business aviation shows no sign of slowing down, Business Jet is poised to accommodate aircraft owners and operators with industry-leading facilities and high-quality customer service. For more information about the new hangars, please visit businessjet.com/contact-us.

About Business Jet

Business Jet is a family owned and operated private aviation provider based at Dallas Love Field. For over 30 years, Business Jet has combined high-level aircraft maintenance and management with award-winning complementary support services, including: aircraft charter and management, award-winning FBO services, AOG support, and aircraft solutions and acquisitions. For more information, visit businessjet.com.

OSLO, Norway (21 October 2026) – TGS, a global provider of energy data and intelligence, has extended its agreement with Aker BP for Prediktor Data Gateway, expanding the data infrastructure approach established for the Yggdrasil area to a broader scope across Aker BP.

Under the extended agreement, Prediktor Data Gateway will continue to serve as a process data server and operational data infrastructure layer, providing secure and reliable access to high-quality real-time data from operational technology systems. The solution standardizes how process data is collected, structured and made available to enterprise systems, analytics and digital applications.

The extension builds on the collaboration announced for Yggdrasil in 2024, where Aker BP selected Prediktor Data Gateway as part of its digital ecosystem supporting remote operations, unmanned production platforms and data-driven work processes.

The extended agreement supports a more consistent digital foundation across the organization and builds on Aker BP’s broader digitalization strategy.

“The data foundation is critical to our operations and to how we scale digital solutions, and the extended agreement builds on a collaboration that has already proven its value,” said Paula Doyle, CDO, Aker BP.

Prediktor Data Gateway collects high-resolution operational data from sensors, devices, machines and automation systems across a range of industrial protocols. It supports data quality and continuity and makes trusted operational data available through standard interfaces for enterprise platforms, analytics tools and other applications.

“This extension reflects how our collaboration with Aker BP has evolved from supporting a major development at Yggdrasil to enabling a broader digital foundation across the organization,” said Will Ashby, EVP Business Development, TGS. “It shows the value of building on proven infrastructure and scaling it in a consistent way as operational needs, analytics and AI continue to develop.”

With strong support for OPC UA and standardized information models, Prediktor Data Gateway helps reduce integration complexity while retaining flexibility across existing and future systems. This supports incremental modernization without requiring wholesale replacement of established operational technology.

The extended agreement continues a long-term collaboration focused on enabling safer, more efficient, and increasingly data-driven operations.

Paula Doyle, CDO, Aker BP and Morten Enholm, Director and Fellow, Industrial Data Strategy, TGS Prediktor. For more information about TGS Prediktor, visit: prediktor.tgs.com

About TGS

TGS provides advanced data and intelligence to companies active in the energy sector. With leading-edge technology and solutions spanning the entire energy value chain, TGS offers a comprehensive range of insights to help clients make better decisions. Our broad range of products and advanced data technologies, coupled with a global, extensive and diverse energy data library, make TGS a trusted partner in supporting the exploration and production of energy resources worldwide. For further information, please visit www.tgs.com (https://www.tgs.com/).

About Aker BP

Aker BP is a company engaged in exploration, field development and production of oil and gas on the Norwegian continental shelf. The company operates the field centers Valhall, Ula, Edvard Grieg/Ivar Aasen, Alvheim and Skarv, and is a partner in the Johan Sverdrup field. Measured in production, Aker BP is one of the largest independent oil companies in Europe.

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JinkoSolar Announces Results of 2026 Annual General Meeting

SHANGRAO, China, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") (NYSE: JKS), today announced that all shareholders resolutions proposed at the Company's 2026 annual general meeting held today were duly passed.

Specifically, the Company's shareholders passed the following ordinary resolutions approving:

1. The re-election of Mr. Gang Chu as an independent director of the Company;

2. The re-election of Mr. Steven Markscheid as an independent director of the Company;

3. The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP as auditors of the Company for the fiscal year of 2026;

4. The authorization of the directors of the Company to determine the remuneration of the auditors of the Company; and

5. The authorization of each of the directors of the Company to take any and all action that might be necessary to effect the foregoing resolutions 1 to 4 and resolutions 6 to 7 set out below as such director, in his or her absolute discretion, thinks fit.

The Company's shareholders also passed the following special resolutions approving:

6. The change of the English name of the Company from "JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd." to "Jinko Holdings Limited"; and

7. The adoption of "晶科控股有限公司" as the dual foreign name of the Company.

About JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.

JinkoSolar (NYSE: JKS) is a holding company combining clean energy industrial operations and strategic investment in emerging technologies. Its industrial foundation is a controlling interest in Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. (SSE: 688223), a global leader in clean energy technology. The Company makes disciplined strategic investments in renewable energy, advanced materials, artificial intelligence, commercial space and other frontier technologies, drawing on its industrial experience and its ability to identify emerging technologies and bring them to commercial scale.

Through Jinko Solar Co., Ltd., the Company distributes its solar products and sells its solutions and services to a diversified international utility, commercial and residential customer base in China, the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, Chile, South Africa, India, Mexico, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Greece and other countries and regions.

JinkoSolar has over 10 production facilities globally, over 20 overseas subsidiaries in Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, India, Turkey, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, the United States, Mexico, and other countries, and a global sales network with sales teams in China, the United States, Canada, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Italy, Germany, Turkey, Spain, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, Netherlands, Vietnam and India, as of June 30, 2026.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

In China:

Ms. Stella Wang

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.

Tel: +86 21-5180-8777 ext.7806

Email: [email protected] 

Mr. Christian Arnell

Christensen

Tel: +852 2117 0861

Email: [email protected] 

In the U.S.:

Email: [email protected]

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HiTHIUM enters Canada with first 8-hour BESS and sodium-ion solutions adapted to extreme cold

TORONTO, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- HiTHIUM, an integrated full-scenario energy storage solutions provider, has announced its entry into the Canadian market. Ranked in the top two globally for energy storage component, the manufacturer has surpassed 200 GWh in cumulative delivered capacity, focusing exclusively on stationary energy storage technologies.

Canada's energy storage expansion requires reliable large-scale suppliers and local presence

Mizhi Zhang, HiTHIUM President of Global Business, commented: "We are committed to delivering Canadian customers advanced, robust solutions, from 8-hour long duration energy storage to extreme-weather-ready sodium-ion BESS. But this also means being present for customers wherever they are, able to serve them quickly and locally. While Toronto serves as the main hub for our Canadian operations, we have subsidiary offices in British Columbia and Alberta, as well as operating sites in Quebec, Yellowknife, and Fort Smith."

HiTHIUM has introduced 4-hour and 8-hour BESS solutions to serve the market's rapid buildout of utility-scale energy storage. With installed Canadian storage expected to double between 2025 and 2027, and the country's total wind, solar, and energy storage capacity on track to reach 50 GW by 2035, HiTHIUM is positioned to fill the growing demand for BESS on a large scale. The company has also revealed a new 4 MWh sodium-ion storage solution, which is designed for an extra-long service life, supports storage durations from 2 to 8 hours, and is perfect for extremely cold climates, like Northern Canada.

"Canada's ambitious clean energy targets, as well as its high safety and regulatory standards, require partners who can deliver advanced technology that's also tested and compliance-ready. At the same time, project developers have to consider the tough climate. As a vertically integrated, global solutions provider, HiTHIUM is structured to meet exactly this nexus of challenges. Our strategy of advancing both lithium-ion and sodium-ion storage is designed to offer customers in markets like Canada the benefits of flexibility, since we see these technologies as highly complementary," continued Zhang.

"Our partners, whether major energy developers, public utilities, or industrial enterprises, rely on our readiness for local certification and our long-term bankability to support them, from permitting through project commissioning," added Jordan Hebbert, HiTHIUM Senior Manager of Canada. "Likewise, they depend on the proven durability of HiTHIUM technology—including performance even in extreme weather conditions. In fact, long-term operational data from North American and European projects has recently demonstrated systems outperforming even our guarantees. And we offer customers a wider range of durations and choice of chemistries because we understand that they're coming to us with a very diverse range of energy storage needs."

4-hour or 8-hour BESS: Matching duration to project specifications

The manufacturer's 4-hour BESS solution consists of its "∞Power" 6.25 MWh container, built on HiTHIUM's own 1175 Ah cell. Most Canadian projects are currently designed around the 4-hour unit. This enables them to shift wind, solar, and baseload output to later peak times, strengthen grid reliability, and drive the consumption of more renewables, particularly as electrification increases demand. The ∞Power system design fits more capacity into the typical 20-foot container but also reduces a project's overall footprint, because the containers can be placed back-to-back and side-to-side.

In a groundbreaking step for long duration energy storage, HiTHIUM also developed the first ever native 8-hour solution based on lithium-ion technology. Its 6.9 MWh 8-hour BESS, built with HiTHIUM's own 1300 Ah cells, fewer components overall, and a 25-year lifespan, is designed to address issues like curtailments and to fill key gaps for zero-downtime industrial segments like AI data centers. For wind project developers and data center operators alike, 8-hour BESS offers risk reduction and greater revenue reliability.

Extreme fire test validates safety architecture

HiTHIUM additionally worked with UL Solutions at the start of 2026 on an independently conducted, extreme fire test of its 6.25 MWh block's intrinsic safety systems. A container was subjected to 24 hours of extreme combustion conditions, with its doors opened for maximum thermal spread, while neighboring containers were placed just 15 cm away. Only the containers' passive safety systems were enabled. The results validated HiTHIUM's multi-layer safety architecture, with the tested container structurally intact after the test, no thermal propagation across the containers, and the temperatures of cells in adjacent containers remaining below safety thresholds.

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Why Regular Health Screenings Are Important

Nothing is more important than your health, and staying on top of it with regular health screenings is one of the best ways to maintain your overall well-being. Even when you feel healthy, routine screenings can identify underlying health concerns, often before symptoms appear.

At Radiant Health Centers, our LGBTQ+ medical clinic in Orange County offers compassionate, inclusive care customized to meet the unique needs of our patients in a welcoming, judgment-free environment. Here’s why regular screenings play an important role in proactive healthcare.

The Benefits of Routine Health Screenings

From checking blood pressure and cholesterol levels to screening for certain types of cancers and STIs, health screenings are an important part of maintaining overall well-being. The purpose of these preventive assessments is to check for signs of potential health issues before symptoms appear.

The type of screenings your healthcare provider will recommend (along with testing frequency) can vary based on individual risk factors such as age, health history and family history. Let’s explore why it’s important to stay current with your recommended health screenings.

Detect Potential Health Concerns Early-On

Detecting underlying health concerns early-on is one of the most important reasons to stay current with recommended screenings. Understand that not all health conditions exhibit obvious warning signs in their early stages. Examples of such conditions include high blood pressure, diabetes, certain forms of cancer and some types of STIs.

Regular screenings can uncover these conditions before they begin affecting how you feel. When a potential concern is found, your healthcare provider can determine the type of additional testing, monitoring or treatment that may be necessary.

Monitor Your Health Over Time

Routine health screenings can give both you and your healthcare provider a better understanding of your health over time. By comparing results from current screenings with past assessments, your provider may be able to detect changes in your health that would otherwise go unnoticed.

For instance, keeping track of your blood pressure and cholesterol over time can reveal changes that may be of concern, allowing your provider to determine what type of care you may require. When changes or new symptoms raise questions, your provider can help determine whether it’s time to schedule a new health screening or seek further evaluation.

Potentially Lowers Healthcare Costs

When an underlying concern worsens, the cost of more extensive testing, treatment and care can quickly add up. Regular screenings can help you stay ahead of your healthcare needs and address any concerns as they arise.

While they don’t necessarily eliminate the risk of future health problems, routine screenings may help reduce the need for more costly interventions, potentially lowering your healthcare costs over time.

Supports Long-Term Care

By staying current with health screenings, you can establish a relationship with a trusted healthcare provider who understands your unique health history, risk factors and personal needs. Having a provider you trust can make a world of difference when it comes to discussing your concerns, asking questions, and making informed decisions about your healthcare.

For example, for patients who are members of the LGBTQ+ community, establishing a relationship with a healthcare provider at an LGBTQ+ medical clinic can make it easier to seek long-term care.

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Regular screenings are one of the most important things you can do to support your overall health and well-being. At Radiant Health Centers, our inclusive medical clinic provides compassionate, comprehensive care designed to meet the diverse needs of the Irvine and Santa Ana community. Call (949) 809-5700 or request an appointment today.

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ICAC co-hosts landmark regional capacity building programme to advance corruption prevention across Africa

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Oct 21, 2026, 00:55 ET

HONG KONG, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Regional Capacity Building Programme – Global Frontiers in Corruption Prevention" co-organised by the Hong Kong International Academy Against Corruption (HKIAAC) of the ICAC of Hong Kong, China, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) of South Africa, and the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA) ended in a high note earlier in Pretoria, South Africa.

Drawing approximately 100 graft fighters from 17 jurisdictions across the African region, the four-day initiative held between October 12 and 15 marked the first regional capacity building programme organised following the signing of the landmark Memorandum of Understanding between the ICAC and the SIU in 2024. This regional capacity building programme also set an ICAC's new record in the international training arena, becoming the widest jurisdictional participation that ICAC conducted overseas.

Leveraging the dynamic tripartite partnership among the ICAC, the HKIAAC, and the IAACA, the programme aimed to equip African counterparts to enhance technical capacity within their home jurisdictions for implementing corruption prevention frameworks, assist them in leveraging investigative findings to formulate system reforms for plugging identified corruption loopholes and to build a unified Asia-Africa-IAACA network for continuous information sharing and institutional support.

During the programme, ICAC representatives examined a wide range of topics to illustrate Hong Kong's successful experience in fighting corruption and building integrity. On the preventive front, ICAC officers shared how the Commission harnessed technology for corruption prevention by introducing its new Integrity Assurance Standards for Computer System, as well as advancing integrity standards across industries through public-private partnerships.

On the educational front, ICAC's multi-faceted approach comprising meaningful youth engagement and innovative media publicity was expounded. On the enforcement front, seasoned ICAC investigator shed light on combating misconduct in public office and financial fraud involving corruption risks through case studies.

ICAC representatives also took the opportunity to examine how the Commission's new "Tianma" AI enforcement system could reshape the future of anti-graft enforcement.

On behalf of the ICAC, Principal Corruption Prevention Officer Mr Stanley Chio Kai-ming expressed gratitude to the SIU for its unwavering support in co-organising the programme. While this programme bridged the distinct experiences of Hong Kong and Africa, the ICAC looked forward to forging a vibrant network connecting practitioners across African nations to advance global integrity together.

Participants coming from Botswana, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, the United Republic of Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, highly appreciated the programme, adding that the impactful sharing from ICAC officers offered invaluable insights and consolidated their collective commitment to combat corruption for safeguarding the African continent.

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Conscious Spark LLC Launches Alphimiya® Neuro-Recalibration Framework Designed to Resolve C-Suite Revenue Plateaus

New research-backed neuro-recalibration framework targets the autonomic nervous system's threat response to managing high financial amounts, offering enterprise leaders a biological pathway to scaling.

ANTALYA, Turkey and ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Conscious Spark LLC, a research and advisory firm specializing in applied neuroscience for executive leadership, today announced the official launch of Alphimiya®, a proprietary C-suite neuro-recalibration framework designed to resolve corporate revenue plateaus by upgrading the biological capacity of enterprise decision-makers.

Developed to address the root causes of stalled enterprise growth, the Alphimiya® framework targets the human autonomic nervous system's subconscious threat response to managing high financial amounts. When commercial leaders and CEOs attempt to scale past historical capital thresholds without recalibrating their stress response, the body's natural survival mechanism triggers decision fatigue, strategic risk aversion, and systemic self-sabotage. Alphimiya® recalibrates this biological safety brake, enabling executive teams to hold, absorb, and scale larger financial volumes without physiological or operational friction.

"A corporate revenue plateau is rarely an operational or marketing failure; it is a biological safety brake embedded within executive leadership," stated Dr. Ahmed Al-Nashi, Founder of Conscious Spark LLC. "When managing high financial amounts triggers an underlying physical stress response, the enterprise subconsciously contracts to remain in its perceived safe zone. Alphimiya® removes that biological friction, allowing C-level leaders to multiply revenue with calm, biological authority."

The Alphimiya® framework restructures executive performance across three core operational pillars:

Sovereign Enterprise Scaling: Expands the nervous system's tolerance for high-stakes capital, allowing leadership teams to scale revenue without experiencing executive burnout.

High-Value Deal Execution: Regulates autonomic stress responses during multi-million-dollar negotiations and volatile market entries, eliminating hesitation under pressure.

Restored Strategic Clarity: Removes chronic decision fatigue across C-suite teams, restoring mental focus and strategic presence inside and outside the boardroom.

By recalibrating the autonomic nervous system's response to high capital exposure, Alphimiya® removes the subconscious biological brakes that lock corporate revenue at a standstill. Senior C-level executives and enterprise leadership teams seeking to evaluate their organization's biological capacity can access the official executive briefing, case studies, and framework assessment directly at https://alphimiya.co/.

About Conscious Spark LLC

Conscious Spark LLC is a U.S.-registered firm specializing in executive education, training, and strategic performance consulting. Pioneering applied neuroscience for C-level leaders, founders, and commercial decision-makers, the firm utilizes its proprietary Alphimiya® methodology to enable leadership teams to recalibrate biological stress responses, resolve revenue ceilings, and build scalable corporations.

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Website: https://alphimiya.co/

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Ottawa, April 14, 2026 — The Métis National Council (MNC) is marking the 10-year anniversary of Daniels v. Canada, a landmark 2016 decision of the Supreme Court of Canada that affirmed Métis are included under Section 91(24) of the Constitution Act, confirming federal jurisdiction in relation to the Métis.

This milestone coincides with other significant anniversaries, including 30 years since the report issued by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples and more than a decade since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Together, these moments reflect longstanding commitments to reset the relationship between Canada and the Métis Nation. Commitments that remain only partially fulfilled. “Ten years ago, the Daniels decision provided long-overdue legal clarity that the federal government has constitutional jurisdiction in relation to the Métis Nation, and the corresponding responsibility to engage in good faith on programs, services, and self-government,” says President Victoria Pruden. “But clarity alone is not enough. A decade later, that responsibility has yet to be meaningfully realized in the lives of Métis citizens. The promise of a transformed relationship remains largely unfulfilled.”

Prior to the Daniels decision, Métis were subject to prolonged jurisdictional disputes between federal and provincial governments, resulting in persistent gaps in programs, services, and negotiations. While Daniels resolved the question of federal jurisdiction, it did not compel implementation, leaving progress uneven and inconsistent. Ten years later, Métis citizens continue to experience disparities in access to essential services. In many cases, Métis governments are stepping in to fill gaps without corresponding and sustained federal support.

This anniversary also underscores a broader pattern in reconciliation: commitments made at the national level without coordinated, long-term implementation. The Daniels decision, alongside the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, signalled an important shift, but tangible progress has not kept pace with those commitments.

“Reconciliation cannot be measured by anniversaries or announcements,” added President Pruden. “It must be measured by concrete, measurable improvements in the lives of Métis citizens.”

The MNC is calling on the federal government to take decisive action by advancing a clear and coordinated national approach to implementing Daniels in partnership with the Métis governments, fully utilizing existing bilateral mechanisms and frameworks, advancing Métis self-government, and improving the lives of Métis citizens through sustained investment in Métis-led solutions.

As the Métis Nation reflects on this milestone, the path forward is clear. “The question is no longer whether Canada has the authority to act. It does,” said President Pruden. “The Métis Nation cannot afford another decade of delay.”

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Since 1983, the Métis National Council has been the national and international voice of the Métis Nation within Canada. Through national research and policy development, the MNC advocates to advance the rights and interests of Métis Governments, including the implementation of the Métis Nation’s inherent right to self-determination and self-government. The MNC is committed to accountability and transparency within its operations, and to its relationships with its Governing Members and other partners.

The Métis National Council (MNC) welcomes the decision of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights to amend Bill C-9 to include the criminalization of residential school denialism, an important and overdue step toward addressing anti-Indigenous hate in Canada. The amendment would recognize the denial, distortion, or minimization of the harms caused by the residential school system as a form of hate propaganda under the Criminal Code.

For years, the MNC has called for stronger action to confront residential school denialism and the growing normalization of anti-Indigenous rhetoric that seeks to erase or diminish the lived experiences of Survivors and their families. MNC specifically advanced this recommendation in 2022 when First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Survivors travelled to the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis, emphasizing the need for governments and institutions to actively combat denialism as part of meaningful reconciliation.

Most recently, President Victoria Pruden directly advocated for the inclusion of residential school denialism in Bill C-9 during her testimony before the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights, where she emphasized the urgent need to address growing forms of anti-Métis hate, including denialism directed at the harms and legacy of residential schools.

“Residential school denialism is not simply misinformation, it is a harmful form of hate that seeks to erase the truth of Survivors, diminish the intergenerational impacts of these institutions, and undermine reconciliation efforts in this country,” said President Pruden. “The Senate committee’s amendment sends an important message: Canada must not tolerate the denial or distortion of the profound harms caused by the residential school system.”

President Pruden emphasized that Métis Survivors and families continue to carry the impacts of residential schools and related institutions across generations, and that truth must remain at the centre of reconciliation.

“For many Survivors, denialism compounds trauma. It tells them their experiences are up for debate, that the pain they carry is somehow exaggerated or unworthy of acknowledgment,” added President Pruden. “Reconciliation cannot move forward if truth itself is continually questioned. We owe Survivors — including Métis Survivors — more than words. We owe them action.”

The MNC recognizes the leadership of Survivors, Indigenous leadership, and parliamentarians who pushed for this amendment and urges all parliamentarians to support its adoption as Bill C-9 proceeds through the legislative process.

“This amendment reflects what Survivors and Indigenous leaders, including the Métis National Council, have been calling for over many years,” said President Pruden. “The history and legacy of residential schools are well documented through Survivor testimony, commissions, inquiries, and decades of advocacy. Criminalizing residential school denialism is about protecting truth, honouring Survivors, and ensuring that hate against Indigenous Peoples has no place in Canada.”