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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source TORONTO \u2013 Canada\u2019s biggest city isn\u2019t your typical camping destination, but Chrissy Isaacs was on no ordinary camping trip. The community activist from Grassy Narrows (Asubpeeschoseewagong) First Nation chose to camp on the south lawn of Queen\u2019s Park as an act of protest. Isaacs is demanding that Premier Doug Ford rescind Bill 5 \u2014 legislation opposed by First Nations across Ontario, as well as environmentalist groups and many labour unions. The legislation titled the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act passed in a 71-44 vote Wednesday afternoon in the provincial legislature, against the opposition of New Democrats and Liberals. Isaacs said in a news release it will \u201churt my family by allowing even more pollution of our life-giving river.\u201d… <\/p>\n

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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source TORONTO \u2013 Canada\u2019s biggest city isn\u2019t your typical camping destination, but Chrissy Isaacs was on no ordinary camping trip. The community activist from Grassy Narrows (Asubpeeschoseewagong) First Nation chose to camp on the south lawn of Queen\u2019s Park as an act of protest. Isaacs is demanding that Premier Doug Ford rescind Bill 5 \u2014 legislation opposed by First Nations across Ontario, as well as environmentalist groups and many labour unions. The legislation titled the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act passed in a 71-44 vote Wednesday afternoon in the provincial legislature, against the opposition of New Democrats and Liberals. Isaacs said in a news release it will \u201churt my family by allowing even more pollution of our life-giving river.\u201d... <\/p>\n

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