By Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Peterborough Examiner Trent University students protested the provincial government’s Bill 5 on Thursday. Protesters cited concerns over the legislation’s impacts on environmental protections, Indigenous consultation, and threats to archeological preservation. The protest was organized by the Trent University Native Association (TUNA) and supported by the Trent University Student Association (TCSA). “We’re really concerned about the expedited process of resource extractive infrastructure. So it’s pipelines, mines, all those different types of things, especially in the Ring of Fire, which is really going to affect Northern Ontario Indigenous people,” said TUNA president, Katie Lariviere, who is Anishinaabe from Garden River First Nation near Sault St. Marie. Lariviere noted Bill 5 includes changes to both the Ontario Heritage Act’s archeological assessment process, as well as…
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