July 25th, 2025

Roots Strategies' Deliah Bernard joined the National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC) Youth Forum this week — a space where Indigenous youth from across the country gather to connect, build leadership, and shape the future of their communities.

The NAFC is a national organization representing over 100 Friendship Centres across Canada. These centres are vital hubs that provide culturally grounded programs and services to urban Indigenous people, fostering connection, support, and advocacy. Their Youth Forum is a powerful platform for Indigenous youth to share knowledge, strengthen networks, and speak truth to power.

July 19th, 2025

According to the Supreme Court of Canada, the Crown has a legal obligation to consult Indigenous peoples before decisions are made that could infringe on their rights. What meaningful consultation actually looks like has come into sharp focus this week as PM Mark Carney met with First Nations leaders about Bill C-5, which aims to fast track approvals for major infrastructure projects like pipelines or mines.

So what does the "duty to consult" in Canadian law actually mean? 

Deliah Bernard of Roots Strategies and Sara Mainville of JFK Law answers callers' questions from across the country. 

Listen to the full conversation here.

July 18th, 2025

What was the mood in the room at yesterday’s First Nations summit?

Deliah Bernard is the former Senior Indigenous Affairs Advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and was at yesterday’s First Nations Summit on Bill C-5. She joins host Rebecca Zandbergen for a recap of how the meeting went.

Listen to the full interview here.

July 17th, 2025

Roots Strategies Partner Deliah Bernard joins Scott Hurst to discuss the First Nation leaders' reactions at the First Nations Summit on Bill C-5, and the path forward for Indigenous consultation. 

July 17th, 2025

Prosperity promise? Prime Minister Mark Carney defended his major projects legislation at a summit of several hundred First Nations leaders. The CBC's Andrew Nichols talks with Deliah Bernard of Roots Strategies. 

Watch the full interview here. 

July 16th, 2025

Deliah Bernard spoke with Shaye Ganam on 880 CHED in Edmonton and QR Calgary 770 AM in Calgary on the eve of the First Nations summit with PM Carney about the path forward on consultation. 

Listen to the full interview on Apple Podcast or on Spotify. 

July 15th, 2025

Bernard said proper consultation leads to the success of future projects, but that not ensuring that was the case here may be “setting everyone up for failure.” ...

July 15th, 2025

“In terms of the way things have unfolded, I think, the fact that this (summit) is taking place post all of those steps … meeting for the sake of meeting is not meaningful consultation,” said Deliah Bernard, a partner at Roots Strategies and former senior Indigenous affairs adviser for former prime minister Justin Trudeau ...

July 14th, 2025

“There are going to be regional disparities. There are going to be regional priorities. There are going to be circumstances that impact a community in one subsection of the country, that necessarily may not impact in the same way … different parts of the country.” ...

July 14th, 2025

Deliah Bernard, a former Indigenous Affairs adviser to prime minister Justin Trudeau and now co-founder of the Indigenous-government relations consultant Roots Strategies, said there is “no one size fits all approach to what consent should and could look like.” ...

July 14th, 2025

Visit Deliah Bernard's contributor page. 

July 14th, 2025

Instead of scrapping Indigenous consultations, let’s make them better

July 11th, 2025

Former Liberal staffers Deliah Bernard and Robert Zhu launched Roots Strategies to provide government relations services for businesses looking to develop a relationship with First Nations and for the Indigenous communities themselves.

July 2nd, 2025

Robert Zhu has co-founded Roots Strategies, a national Indigenous affairs agency … 

June 26th, 2025

Last week also saw the creation of a new GR firm ... which described as a “national Indigenous Affairs agency.”

June 26th, 2025

Roots Strategies - a National Indigenous Affairs Agency -  Launches to Bridge the Gap Between Indigenous Communities and Opportunities