Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government has given itself the power to suspend provincial and municipal laws for chosen projects in areas it deems to have economic importance, citing the need to speed up development of mines, but First Nations warn confrontation is brewing. The government had tried to amend the bill to explicitly include duty to consult provisions, but delay tactics at the committee stage by the Liberals meant that the Progressive Conservatives passed the legislation without that. The legislation will create so-called "special economic zones," where the province could suspend laws in order to speed up projects such as mines, and the government has said the Ring of Fire would be the first such zone.
Author: Liam Casey, Allison Jones
Published at: 2025-06-04 21:06:18
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