By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source THUNDER BAY \u2014 The province\u2019s Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act and a similar federal bill are both \u201cdeeply flawed\u201d and unworthy of support without corrective action, says the political organization for 49 First Nations in northern Ontario. \u201cOntario\u2019s Bill 5 and Canada\u2019s Bill C-5 are deeply flawed pieces of legislation that have left First Nations out of the decision-making process about what happens in their territories,\u201d a written statement sent by Nishnawbe Aski Nation to Newswatch on Friday said. Bill 5 was the Protect Ontario act\u2019s number as it passed through the required three readings and committee hearings in Queen\u2019s Park. The sprawling legislation\u2019s many parts included allowing the provincial cabinet to create \u201cspecial economic zones\u201d to fast-track… <\/p>\n
By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source THUNDER BAY \u2014 The province\u2019s Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act and a similar federal bill are both \u201cdeeply flawed\u201d and unworthy of support without corrective action, says the political organization for 49 First Nations in northern Ontario. \u201cOntario\u2019s Bill 5 and Canada\u2019s Bill C-5 are deeply flawed pieces of legislation that have left First Nations out of the decision-making process about what happens in their territories,\u201d a written statement sent by Nishnawbe Aski Nation to Newswatch on Friday said. Bill 5 was the Protect Ontario act\u2019s number as it passed through the required three readings and committee hearings in Queen\u2019s Park. The sprawling legislation\u2019s many parts included allowing the provincial cabinet to create \u201cspecial economic zones\u201d to fast-track... <\/p>\n