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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source THUNDER BAY \u2013 The Ontario NDP\u2019s opposition to Bill 5 shows how the party doesn\u2019t support mining when it should, Progressive Conservative legislators say. \u201cWe are taking real action to support the North. The NDP can either get on board \u2013 or get out of the way,\u201d Kevin Holland, the PC representing Thunder Bay-Atikokan, said Thursday in an email to Newswatch. One member of the NDP caucus, Thunder Bay\u2013Superior North MPP Lise Vaugeois, said that\u2019s \u201cnonsense.\u201d \u201cWe do support responsible development and always have,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got members of our caucus who are multi-generational miners. \u201cWe understand the importance of that industry, and we\u2019re in support of reducing the time it takes to get through the permitting process, but… <\/p>\n

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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source THUNDER BAY \u2013 The Ontario NDP\u2019s opposition to Bill 5 shows how the party doesn\u2019t support mining when it should, Progressive Conservative legislators say. \u201cWe are taking real action to support the North. The NDP can either get on board \u2013 or get out of the way,\u201d Kevin Holland, the PC representing Thunder Bay-Atikokan, said Thursday in an email to Newswatch. One member of the NDP caucus, Thunder Bay\u2013Superior North MPP Lise Vaugeois, said that\u2019s \u201cnonsense.\u201d \u201cWe do support responsible development and always have,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got members of our caucus who are multi-generational miners. \u201cWe understand the importance of that industry, and we\u2019re in support of reducing the time it takes to get through the permitting process, but... <\/p>\n

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