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Ontario First Nation slowed down traffic on Trans-Canada Highway over mining laws

Ontario First Nation slowed down traffic on Trans-Canada Highway over mining laws

Toronto Stara day ago
A northern Ontario First Nation has completed a four-day demonstration that slowed down traffic on the Trans-Canada Highway, as it protests fast-tracked federal and provincial legislation designed to speed up mining and development.
Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg Chief Louis Kwissiwa said several dozen members of his community, along with several other First Nations leaders, protested alongside Highway 17 to show their disapproval of the federal Bill C-5 and the provincial Bill 5.
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