'Minimal consultation' with First Nations on Ring of Fire
First Nations leader says new development corporation shows Ontario 'pretending' to consult
CBC News
The Nishnawbe Aski Nation says Ontario's latest announcement about the Ring of Fire shows the province is not properly consulting First Nations.
NAN Deputy Grand Chief Les Louttit calls the province’s proposed Ring of Fire development corporation a "Father knows best" approach, adding he hasn't had any contact from the province about its plan.
“This is normal, a normal policy for this government,” he said. “You pretend to consult and you do minimal consultation, then you defer that responsibility to the industry.”
Northern Development Minister Michael Gravelle said the province sent letters to individual First Nations and mining companies “to determine who else wants to be part of this development corporation, who will be involved in the future development of the project from an infrastructure point of view.
"It became clear to us that we needed to find a way to break the log jam [surrounding Ring of Fire negotiations] and, when we moved forward with the announcement last week, it was based upon the fact that … the potential partners in the development corporation would indicate their interest in becoming involved,” he said....
First Nations leader says new development corporation shows Ontario 'pretending' to consult
CBC News
The Nishnawbe Aski Nation says Ontario's latest announcement about the Ring of Fire shows the province is not properly consulting First Nations.
NAN Deputy Grand Chief Les Louttit calls the province’s proposed Ring of Fire development corporation a "Father knows best" approach, adding he hasn't had any contact from the province about its plan.
“This is normal, a normal policy for this government,” he said. “You pretend to consult and you do minimal consultation, then you defer that responsibility to the industry.”
Northern Development Minister Michael Gravelle said the province sent letters to individual First Nations and mining companies “to determine who else wants to be part of this development corporation, who will be involved in the future development of the project from an infrastructure point of view.
"It became clear to us that we needed to find a way to break the log jam [surrounding Ring of Fire negotiations] and, when we moved forward with the announcement last week, it was based upon the fact that … the potential partners in the development corporation would indicate their interest in becoming involved,” he said....
