By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source AROLAND \u2013 Aroland First Nation\u2019s chief would like to make it clear that he and his council do not support Bill 5 \u2013 and that they\u2019re not in league with Premier Doug Ford\u2019s government on Ring of Fire mining, either. A news release issued Monday says the First Nation north of Geraldton \u201cobjects to Bill 5, the disrespect shown by the process toward it, and the threats to First Nations, the environment, democracy and basic human rights that its contents contain.\u201d On the same day, Bearskin Lake First Nation issued a statement calling for Bill 5\u2019s repeal and the resignation of Indigenous Affairs Minister Greg Rickford. Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, authorizes the province to… <\/p>\n
By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source AROLAND \u2013 Aroland First Nation\u2019s chief would like to make it clear that he and his council do not support Bill 5 \u2013 and that they\u2019re not in league with Premier Doug Ford\u2019s government on Ring of Fire mining, either. A news release issued Monday says the First Nation north of Geraldton \u201cobjects to Bill 5, the disrespect shown by the process toward it, and the threats to First Nations, the environment, democracy and basic human rights that its contents contain.\u201d On the same day, Bearskin Lake First Nation issued a statement calling for Bill 5\u2019s repeal and the resignation of Indigenous Affairs Minister Greg Rickford. Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, authorizes the province to... <\/p>\n