Canada’s First Nations launch constitutional challenge of legislation – Reuters
July 15, 2025
TORONTO, July 15 (Reuters) – A group of Canada’s First Nations has launched a constitutional challenge to recently passed laws that would fast-track approval of infrastructure projects like mines and oil pipelines, arguing the measures violate the government’s obligations to Indigenous people.
The two new laws — one in the province of Ontario and one at the federal level — “represent a clear and present danger to the Applicant First Nations’ self-determination rights” and violate the government’s obligation to reconcile with Indigenous peoples, according to a notice filed in Ontario Superior Court on Monday.
