By Mike Stimpson \u00a0Local Journalism Initiative Reporter GRASSY NARROWS \u2013 The way Chief Rudy Turtle sees it, his First Nation had to take action against Ontario\u2019s practice of granting mineral claims without consulting First Nations. Legal action was necessary \u201cbecause they haven\u2019t been listening to us at all,\u201d he said, referring to the provincial government. \u201cWe keep telling them that they\u2019re not consulting properly.\u201d Grassy Narrows (Asubpeeschoseewagong) First Nation filed a legal application Friday asking the Superior Court of Justice to declare Ontario\u2019s Mining Act unconstitutional. The application also seeks a court declaration that the province \u201chas a duty to consult, accommodate and obtain free, prior and informed consent\u201d from the First Nation before issuing mining claims. If successful, the action could force Ontario to rescind thousands of mining claims… <\/p>\n
By Mike Stimpson \u00a0Local Journalism Initiative Reporter GRASSY NARROWS \u2013 The way Chief Rudy Turtle sees it, his First Nation had to take action against Ontario\u2019s practice of granting mineral claims without consulting First Nations. Legal action was necessary \u201cbecause they haven\u2019t been listening to us at all,\u201d he said, referring to the provincial government. \u201cWe keep telling them that they\u2019re not consulting properly.\u201d Grassy Narrows (Asubpeeschoseewagong) First Nation filed a legal application Friday asking the Superior Court of Justice to declare Ontario\u2019s Mining Act unconstitutional. The application also seeks a court declaration that the province \u201chas a duty to consult, accommodate and obtain free, prior and informed consent\u201d from the First Nation before issuing mining claims. If successful, the action could force Ontario to rescind thousands of mining claims... <\/p>\n