Canadian National Railway’s chief executive, Tracy Robinson, said the company was “in a rush” to grow, contributing to the mass resignation from its Indigenous advisory board in December 2023, which was sparked by CN’s lack of acknowledgement of its role in colonization. Robinson said on Monday that the company is now reviewing its portfolio of non-operational land to see what could be returned to Indigenous communities as it tries to “atone” for its past. (The Logic)

Talking point: Robinson made the comments on stage to Mark Podlasly, who previously served on CN’s Indigenous Advisory Council before the mass resignation. Podlasly now leads the First Nations Major Projects Coalition, which hosted the session at the Valuing Reconciliation in Global Markets conference in Toronto Monday. CN is taking other steps, such as striking deals with governments to redirect its land taxes to Indigenous communities, she said. Robinson said that CN, which runs trains across the U.S., will not be changing its policies to abide by U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs.