First Nations leaders address provincial legislation at ANEDO 2025 forum – Anishinabek News
October 31, 2025
CHIPPEWAS OF RAMA FIRST NATION – Anishinabek Nation Lake Huron Regional Chief Scott McLeod was keen to make an emphatic point.
“I just want to make it perfectly clear,” Regional Chief McLeod said during the Leadership Panel session, which was held on Day 1 of the Anishinabek Nation Economic Development Opportunities (ANEDO) Forum on Oct. 16 in Chippewas of Rama First Nation. “Bill 5 does not create any new opportunities. The opportunities in our territories have always been there. Bill 5 looks to shortcut their access to those opportunities.”
Regional Chief McLeod was speaking about the provincial bill, which was passed this past June and is officially titled Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025.
