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Carney's Bill C-5 summit does little to allay concerns, say Manitoba chiefs
A group of Manitoba chiefs have emerged from a summit with Prime Minister Mark Carney with many of their concerns remaining ...
Major projects: How Bill C-5 works and why Indigenous leaders are so concerned
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney held a meeting with hundreds of First Nations chiefs Thursday, amid widespread skepticism ...
Ontario’s promise to consult First Nations ‘smoke and mirrors’: Bill 5 legal action
The First Nation groups announced they are bringing urgent litigation to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to try to kill Ontario's Bill 5 and Ottawa's Bill C-5.
Carney’s ‘last-minute’ meeting with First Nations chiefs on Bill C-5 draws skepticism
Indigenous leaders say the planning process of the summit was rushed, but hope the Prime Minister hears their concerns ...
Push back against Bill 5 continues to grow in Hamilton area
About 100 people rallied against Ontario's Bill 5 outside Hamilton City Hall last week decrying the controversial development ...
9 Ontario First Nations ask for injunction against Bill 5, say law represents 'clear and present danger'
Nine First Nations in Ontario are asking a court for an injunction that would prevent the federal and provincial governments ...
B.C. chief says Bill C-5 meeting with Carney 'did not resolve concerns, it reinforced them'
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs opposes Bill C-5, and the B.C. Assembly of First Nations says most of the 204 nations in B.C ...
Ministers describe First Nations summit on Bill C-5 as a ‘learning experience’
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, speaking to reporters ...
Opinion
It’s up to the Senate – and maybe the Governor-General – to reverse Bill C-5
The One Canadian Economy Act, or Bill C-5, was swiftly and arrogantly rammed through the House of Commons by Mark Carney’s Liberal government last Friday with the backing of the Conservative Party, ...
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First Nations launch legal challenge against Ontario, federal bills 5 and C-5
The First Nations are asking the court for an injunction prohibiting the federal government from naming national interest ...
Newsroom Ready: First Nations chiefs worry Bills 5 and C-5 will enable environmental destruction
First Nations chiefs behind a legal challenge to a pair of federal and provincial laws meant to fast-track infrastructure ...