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ONIGAMING \u2014 \u201cWe just don&#8217;t want to be left behind.\u201d Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation Chief Jeffrey Copenace said he feels he was able to bring to federal leaders his concerns about what the government\u2019s Building Canada Act and stated focus on economic and infrastructure development could mean for his community. Copenace was one of hundreds of First Nations leaders in Gatineau for the July 17 summit, sparked by widespread opposition to parts of Bill C-5. Copenace said he met Prime Minister Mark Carney for as much time as a quick handshake, but spoke to senior ministerial staff and Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin. \u201cI was able to express all of those different&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"pmpro\">\n<div class=\"pmpro_card pmpro_content_message\">\n<div class=\"pmpro_card_content\">This content is for Yearly Subscription, Yearly Subscription &#8211; Corporate, Print Subscription Only, and Canada Print and Online members only.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?action=register\">Register<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"pmpro_card_actions pmpro_font-medium\">Already a member? <a href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Ftheturtleislandnews.com%2Findex.php%2F2025%2F07%2F22%2Fcarney-showed-real-dedication-at-bill-c-5-summit-but-onigaming-chief-remains-concerned%2F\">Log in here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com WARNING: this story contains references to suicide. ONIGAMING \u2014 \u201cWe just don&#8217;t want to be left behind.\u201d Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation Chief Jeffrey Copenace said he feels he was able to bring to federal leaders his concerns about what the government\u2019s Building Canada Act and stated focus on economic and infrastructure development could mean for his community. Copenace was one of hundreds of First Nations leaders in Gatineau for the July 17 summit, sparked by widespread opposition to parts of Bill C-5. Copenace said he met Prime Minister Mark Carney for as much time as a quick handshake, but spoke to senior ministerial staff and Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin. \u201cI was able to express all of those different... <\/p>\n<div class=\"pmpro\"><div class=\"pmpro_card pmpro_content_message\"><div class=\"pmpro_card_content\">This content is for Yearly Subscription, Yearly Subscription - Corporate, Print Subscription Only, and Canada Print and Online members only.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?action=register\">Register<\/a><\/div><div class=\"pmpro_card_actions pmpro_font-medium\">Already a member? <a href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Ftheturtleislandnews.com%2Findex.php%2F2025%2F07%2F22%2Fcarney-showed-real-dedication-at-bill-c-5-summit-but-onigaming-chief-remains-concerned%2F\">Log in here<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":101363,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news","category-ticker","pmpro-level-required","pmpro-level-3","pmpro-level-2","pmpro-level-5","pmpro-level-4","pmpro-level-6","pmpro-level-7","pmpro-no-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Carney showed \u2018real dedication\u2019 at Bill C-5 summit, but Onigaming chief remains concerned - The Turtle Island News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/22\/carney-showed-real-dedication-at-bill-c-5-summit-but-onigaming-chief-remains-concerned\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Carney showed \u2018real dedication\u2019 at Bill C-5 summit, but Onigaming chief remains concerned - The Turtle Island News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com WARNING: this story contains references to suicide. 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