By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source THUNDER BAY \u2014 The provincial and federal \u201cBill 5s\u201d are undermining Indigenous governance and treaty rights, political scientist Ryan Fleming says. They \u201ctreat Indigenous rights as an issue to navigate around\u201d rather than a promise to be honoured, he told Newswatch after delivering a presentation to Neeganii-Iishawin Gathering 2026. Provincial Bill 5 and federal Bill C-5, both designed to get major projects such as new mines and power plants started quickly, both became law in June against opposition from First Nations. The province and the feds decided \u201cto treat Indigenous rights as an issue to navigate around, and these bills do essentially exactly that,\u201d said Fleming, an Attawapiskat First Nation member and PhD candidate at the University of Toronto. \u201cAnd… <\/p>\n
By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source THUNDER BAY \u2014 The provincial and federal \u201cBill 5s\u201d are undermining Indigenous governance and treaty rights, political scientist Ryan Fleming says. They \u201ctreat Indigenous rights as an issue to navigate around\u201d rather than a promise to be honoured, he told Newswatch after delivering a presentation to Neeganii-Iishawin Gathering 2026. Provincial Bill 5 and federal Bill C-5, both designed to get major projects such as new mines and power plants started quickly, both became law in June against opposition from First Nations. The province and the feds decided \u201cto treat Indigenous rights as an issue to navigate around, and these bills do essentially exactly that,\u201d said Fleming, an Attawapiskat First Nation member and PhD candidate at the University of Toronto. \u201cAnd... <\/p>\n