Ford government’s plan for ‘Indigenous-led’ zones under Bill 5 ‘too late,’ leaders say – Northern Ontario Business
May 30, 2025
It’s a little late for the government’s plan to create Indigenous-led economic zones, two leaders said Thursday
Two prominent First Nations leaders are criticizing the Ford government’s plan to implement “Indigenous-led economic zones” with Bill 5.
Chiefs of Ontario Regional Chief Abram Benedict and Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler said separately on Thursday that the government’s announcement that it would consult with “Indigenous partners” over the summer on how to use the regulation-making power granted by the bill to create “Indigenous-led economic zones” in Ontario does not ease their concerns about the legislation.
