Fred Bergman, Senior Policy Analyst at the Atlantic Economic Council on the economic impact of indigenous business

Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast

Fred Bergman, Senior Policy Analyst at the Atlantic Economic Council joins us today on the Insights podcast to talk about an important new report written by the organization. The report provides an assessment of the economic impacts of Indigenous communities and businesses across Atlantic Canada. The Indigenous economy is worth $6.2 billion to the region and supports some 89,000 jobs across the four provinces . Fred provides a good overview of the economy and workforce and weighs in on some of the challenges and opportunities facing the community in the years ahead.