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By Jon Thompson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ricochet Canada will continue its environmental assessment process in the proposed Ring of Fire mining development, despite Ontario Premier Doug Ford\u2019s request for the federal government to stand down over what he perceives as policy duplication. When Ontario unveiled its \u201cOne Project, One Process\u201d policy in October, Ford publicly called for Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney to stand aside on environmental assessment in Canada\u2019s largest-ever mining area, which would grant the province the sole authority to define and approve environmental conditions. \u201cWe have to move, and move quick. Let\u2019s get the federal government out of the way. The prime minister assured me that it\u2019s going to be \u2018one project, one process\u2019 and we can move forward on that,\u201d Ford said. \u201cI trust the… <\/p>\n

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By Jon Thompson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ricochet Canada will continue its environmental assessment process in the proposed Ring of Fire mining development, despite Ontario Premier Doug Ford\u2019s request for the federal government to stand down over what he perceives as policy duplication. When Ontario unveiled its \u201cOne Project, One Process\u201d policy in October, Ford publicly called for Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney to stand aside on environmental assessment in Canada\u2019s largest-ever mining area, which would grant the province the sole authority to define and approve environmental conditions. \u201cWe have to move, and move quick. Let\u2019s get the federal government out of the way. The prime minister assured me that it\u2019s going to be \u2018one project, one process\u2019 and we can move forward on that,\u201d Ford said. \u201cI trust the... <\/p>\n

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