By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com BINGWI NEYAASHI ANISHINAABEK \u2014 The only Indigenous leader from Ontario on a new council expected to provide input to large-scale national development projects says it\u2019s an opportunity to make a difference. JP Gladu, who is from Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek or Sandpoint First Nation, is one of 11 Indigenous leaders recently named by Prime Minister Mark Carney to the Indigenous Advisory Council of the federal Major Projects Office. The projects office initiative, according to a media release from the Prime Minister\u2019s Office, will \u201cserve as a single point of contact that gets major, transformative projects built, faster.\u201d It was created after the passage of the legislation formerly known as Bill C-5, which aims to fast-track development deemed to be in the \u201cnational interest.\u201d… <\/p>\n
By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com BINGWI NEYAASHI ANISHINAABEK \u2014 The only Indigenous leader from Ontario on a new council expected to provide input to large-scale national development projects says it\u2019s an opportunity to make a difference. JP Gladu, who is from Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek or Sandpoint First Nation, is one of 11 Indigenous leaders recently named by Prime Minister Mark Carney to the Indigenous Advisory Council of the federal Major Projects Office. The projects office initiative, according to a media release from the Prime Minister\u2019s Office, will \u201cserve as a single point of contact that gets major, transformative projects built, faster.\u201d It was created after the passage of the legislation formerly known as Bill C-5, which aims to fast-track development deemed to be in the \u201cnational interest.\u201d... <\/p>\n