By Marissa Lentz-McGrath, Local Journalism Initiative, TimminsToday.com TIMMINS – The executive director of an Indigenous organization has quit his job to lead a more than 700-kilometre walk to send a message to provincial and federal leaders. The demonstration, led by Tristan Ashishkeesh, began on July 15. He, Sage Iahtail, Craig Koostachin, and Todd Spence are walking from Timmins to Toronto, and are averaging 30 to 35 kilometres a day, despite mounting injuries and fatigue. The walk is to reject Ontario\u2019s Bill 5 and the federal Bill C-5. \u201cWe\u2019re doing this in the most peaceful and kind way we know,\u201d Ashishkeesh told TimminsToday. \u201cBut if we are not taken seriously by the time we reach Toronto, I will be doing a special callout across the country.\u201d On June 26, the federal… <\/p>\n
By Marissa Lentz-McGrath, Local Journalism Initiative, TimminsToday.com TIMMINS – The executive director of an Indigenous organization has quit his job to lead a more than 700-kilometre walk to send a message to provincial and federal leaders. The demonstration, led by Tristan Ashishkeesh, began on July 15. He, Sage Iahtail, Craig Koostachin, and Todd Spence are walking from Timmins to Toronto, and are averaging 30 to 35 kilometres a day, despite mounting injuries and fatigue. The walk is to reject Ontario\u2019s Bill 5 and the federal Bill C-5. \u201cWe\u2019re doing this in the most peaceful and kind way we know,\u201d Ashishkeesh told TimminsToday. \u201cBut if we are not taken seriously by the time we reach Toronto, I will be doing a special callout across the country.\u201d On June 26, the federal... <\/p>\n