By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer First Nations leaders and youth activists gathered at Queen’s Park on Monday to denounce Ontario’s controversial Bill 5,. “This will not be the end of our fight,” said Alvin Fiddler, Grand Chief of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation. “The fight will only just be a start, will only begin.” Introduced by Premier Doug Ford’s government, the bill aims to fast-track development by stripping away key safeguards — but for First Nations communities, it is a direct threat to Indigenous sovereignty, environmental security and generational justice. “Nowhere in Bill 5 is the rights of Indigenous peoples to free, prior and informed consent mentioned — not even once,” said Shane Moffatt, Ontario Nature’s conservation campaigns and advocacy manager. “There is the potential for…
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