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Federal, provincial environmental bills have 'no respect' for Ontario First Nations, says chief
Nine Ontario First Nations asking for an injunction against a pair of federal and provincial bills meant to fast-track ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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Court challenge targets Bill C-5 and Ontario’s Bill 5 over Indigenous rights and land access
As per a legal notice filed in Ontario Superior Court, both the federal Bill C-5 and Ontario’s Bill 5 present a “clear and ...
9 First Nations ask court to strike down federal, Ontario bills allowing infrastructure fast-tracking
Nine First Nations in Ontario are seeking a court-ordered injunction that would prevent the federal and provincial ...
Carney promises First Nations leaders prosperity for ’generations to come’ at summit on major projects
Prime Minister Mark Carney promised First Nations rights-holders wealth and prosperity for generations to come at a summit Thursday designed to allay leaders concerned about the government's major ...
Nine First Nations in Ontario launch constitutional challenge against Bill 5 and Bill C-5
Lawyers for the Indigenous groups say in a legal filing that the two laws ‘violate the constitutional obligation of the Crown ...
Ford, Carney governments told to ‘do some homework’ on duties to First Nations
The legal action looks to have a court rule the entirety of Ontario's Bill 5 unconstitutional, as well as large parts of the federal government's Bill C-5.
First Nations to launch legal challenge against Ontario, federal bills 5 and C-5
The Indigenous communities say in the legal challenge filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice that the federal law ...
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First Nations leaders have low expectations for progress at meeting with Carney
The closed-door summit was promised by Carney in June after chiefs said their rights were not respected by the rush to push the Building Canada Act, known as Bill C-5, through Parliament.
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Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects
Bill C-5 includes 'very dangerous' language that gives 'sweeping powers' to cabinet to disregard important laws, says Kate ...
Nine Canadian First Nations launch constitutional challenge of major-projects legislation
Nine First Nations have launched a constitutional challenge of recently passed legislation meant to fast-track major projects, arguing they violate the government's constitutional obligations to First ...