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By Blair McBride The Northern Miner |Ontario Premier Doug Ford\u2019 may see his Bill 5, aimed at boosting mining as an \u201copportunity of a lifetime\u201d but First Nations hitting the pavement in protests don\u2019t. The proposed law, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act 2025, aims to accelerate mining development and create First Nations-led special economic zones such as for the Ring of Fire region north of Lake Superior, but Indigenous leaders are challenging it. \u201cBill 5 is a direct attack on our nations, our people, our treaties, and our future generations,\u201d Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) told a standing committee meeting at Queen\u2019s Park, according to a release. NAN represents 49 First Nations in Ontario\u2019s North. \u201cOntario is claiming they are fast-tracking this… <\/p>\n

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By Blair McBride The Northern Miner |Ontario Premier Doug Ford\u2019 may see his Bill 5, aimed at boosting mining as an \u201copportunity of a lifetime\u201d but First Nations hitting the pavement in protests don\u2019t. The proposed law, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act 2025, aims to accelerate mining development and create First Nations-led special economic zones such as for the Ring of Fire region north of Lake Superior, but Indigenous leaders are challenging it. \u201cBill 5 is a direct attack on our nations, our people, our treaties, and our future generations,\u201d Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) told a standing committee meeting at Queen\u2019s Park, according to a release. NAN represents 49 First Nations in Ontario\u2019s North. \u201cOntario is claiming they are fast-tracking this... <\/p>\n

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