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By Jacqueline St. Pierre, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Manitoulin Expositor ONTARIO\u2014Nine First Nations in Ontario have filed a joint legal application in Ontario\u2019s Superior Court seeking to strike down two recently passed laws\u2014one federal and one provincial\u2014that they say violate their constitutional rights and threaten the environment. The nations\u2014Alderville, Apitipi Anicinapek, Aroland, Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, Ginoogaming, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, Oneida Nation of the Thames and Wabauskang\u2014announced their case at a press conference at Queen\u2019s Park on Wednesday. The legal challenge targets Bill C-5, also known as The One Economy Act, and Bill 5, Ontario\u2019s Special Economic Zones Act. Both laws were passed earlier this year and aim to accelerate the approval of major infrastructure and resource development projects deemed to be in the national or provincial interest. The First Nations… <\/p>\n

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By Jacqueline St. Pierre, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Manitoulin Expositor ONTARIO\u2014Nine First Nations in Ontario have filed a joint legal application in Ontario\u2019s Superior Court seeking to strike down two recently passed laws\u2014one federal and one provincial\u2014that they say violate their constitutional rights and threaten the environment. The nations\u2014Alderville, Apitipi Anicinapek, Aroland, Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, Ginoogaming, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, Oneida Nation of the Thames and Wabauskang\u2014announced their case at a press conference at Queen\u2019s Park on Wednesday. The legal challenge targets Bill C-5, also known as The One Economy Act, and Bill 5, Ontario\u2019s Special Economic Zones Act. Both laws were passed earlier this year and aim to accelerate the approval of major infrastructure and resource development projects deemed to be in the national or provincial interest. The First Nations... <\/p>\n

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