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By Pam Fedack, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Kenora Miner & News The Chiefs of Ontario, Nishnawbe Aski Nation and several regional Indigenous leaders want Ottawa to withdraw its major projects bill, saying faster approvals could leave communities without enough time to examine what development would mean for their lands and waters. COO and NAN are being joined by the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador and the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations in rejecting Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act, as outlined in an Oct. 8 joint statement. \u201cThis government is writing legislation about our lands and our future without us at the table,\u201d NAN Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler said. Introduced Sept. 21, the bill would set a one-year deadline for certain federal project decisions once proponents provide the… <\/p>\n

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By Pam Fedack, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Kenora Miner & News The Chiefs of Ontario, Nishnawbe Aski Nation and several regional Indigenous leaders want Ottawa to withdraw its major projects bill, saying faster approvals could leave communities without enough time to examine what development would mean for their lands and waters. COO and NAN are being joined by the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador and the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations in rejecting Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act, as outlined in an Oct. 8 joint statement. \u201cThis government is writing legislation about our lands and our future without us at the table,\u201d NAN Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler said. Introduced Sept. 21, the bill would set a one-year deadline for certain federal project decisions once proponents provide the... <\/p>\n

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