We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Roger Thompson

Roger Thompson is Vice-President of Strategy and Sustainability with FirstService, a residential real estate and property management company in Toronto. Mr. Thompson’s ties to the university date back to 2016 academic networking with the Faculty of Business and Information Technology. He has also led a leadership class at the university over the past three years. He previously held executive leadership roles with a number of companies including President Property Management, Campitelli-Thompson Enterprises Inc., and is a former IBM Canada financial analyst. The Pickering resident holds a bachelor’s degree from Western University and master’s degree in business administration from York University.