Chiefs of Ontario demand the return of all Greenbelt land, call for criminal investigation

 By Cory Bilyea  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ONTARIO – The Chiefs of Ontario (COO) held an Emergency Chiefs Assembly and media event with First Nations Leadership on Aug. 28 about the Auditor General’s special report on the changes to the Greenbelt. The meeting was scheduled “to allow for all Ontario First Nations Leadership to gather virtually to discuss the Auditor General of Ontario’s Special Report on the Greenbelt,” a press release from the COO said, “as well as further direction for the COO to undertake with regard to the relationship with the provincial government. Following this, the COO held a media event as an opportunity for First Nations Leadership to discuss their concerns directly with media members. During the Emergency Chiefs Assembly, a resolution was passed by the Chiefs-in-Assembly that directed…

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