By Marissa Lentz-McGrath, Local Journalism Initiative, TimminsToday.com Michel Koostachin is one of many who have made the trip to Queen’s Park in recent weeks. He and other northern leaders are raising red flags over Bill 5. The bill, Protecting Ontario by Enabling Economic Growth Act, would grant the Ontario government powers to exempt developers from environmental laws, municipal bylaws, and consultation requirements with First Nations to fast-track development projects. Koostachin is the founder of Friends of the Attawapiskat River, a nonprofit organization from Treaty No. 9 territory raising awareness about environmental threats tied to industrial development, including the Ring of Fire. “We just basically wanted to tell them, ‘You guys are corrupt,’” Koostachin told TimminsToday. “The rich are trying to get richer. We’ve seen this before. We’re not protesters, we’re…
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