By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source ONIGAMING – Chief Jeffrey Copenace wasn’t in Ottawa Tuesday for a rally against Bill C-5, but he was following its progress. “The Ojibways of Onigaming, we’ve been very clear to both the federal government as well as to the provincial government that we have concerns about Bill 5 as well as C-5,” Copenace said in a phone interview. The provincial Bill 5 passed in the legislature and received royal assent earlier this month against strong objections and protests from First Nations across Ontario. It enables the Ontario cabinet to create “special economic zones” for speedy approval of mines and other projects. Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, is in federal Parliament and would grant the federal cabinet authority to…
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