Carney to Meet Inuit Leaders to Discuss Bill C-5
CANADA, JUL 22 – A coalition of nine First Nations challenges federal and Ontario bills granting unchecked cabinet powers that fast-track projects without proper Indigenous consultation or environmental protections.
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Ontario First Nations say they’ll resurrect ‘Idle No More’ movement over twin ‘C’ bills
ONTARIO—Nine First Nations in Ontario have filed a joint legal application in Ontario’s Superior Court seeking to strike down two recently passed laws—one federal and one provincial—that they say violate their constitutional rights and threaten the environment.


First Nations take Mark Carney, Doug Ford to court over ‘dishonourable and unconstitutional’ Bills C-5 & 5
“Absolute power corrupts absolutely,” lawyer Kate Kempton repeated as she declared nine First Nations are taking the Ontario and federal governments to court over recent legislation promoted as critical for the country’s economic growth.
First Nations take Mark Carney, Doug Ford to court over ‘dishonourable and unconstitutional’ Bills C-5 & 5 - The Turtle Island News
By Anushka Yadav, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Pointer “Absolute power corrupts absolutely,” lawyer Kate Kempton repeated as she declared nine First Nations are taking the Ontario and federal governments to court over recent legislation promoted as critical for the country’s economic growth. The plaintiffs argue the new laws “severely threaten their rights to self-determine their ways of life on their homeland territories, the envir…
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