Cree Group of Companies LP is a limited
partnership,” says Poulin, “with the MCFN
being the sole shareholder.” Poulin says
what started out as an economic develop-
ment arm for the community has grown to
something other than that—to a full-fledged
business arm of the First Nations employing
75 people, with six different businesses and
continues to grow.
TRANSPARENCY
Poulin joined the Moose Cree Group of
Companies LP in 2013, into a situation
where acquisitions were not carefully
planned, properly scrutinized, duly execut-
ed or followed accordingly. This resulted in
some “difficult situations where the finan-
cial interest of the company [had] not been
safeguarded.” It is testament to his and his
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