Ford to meet with Indigenous leaders on pro-mining legislation – Northern Ontario Business
June 18, 2025
Premier tells U.S. network that majority of First Nations supported Bill 5
Premier Doug Ford plans to meet with influential Indigenous leaders this week to smooth over any bitter feelings from First Nations sparked by the passage of his government’s contentious Bill 5.
During a question-and-answer session with reporters following a major transit announcement in Toronto, June 17, Ford mentioned he’ll be consulting with 40 chiefs this week on how to collectively advance the new law that creates special economic zones designed to fast-track natural resource projects into production.
Called the Protecting Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, the cabinet can now exempt companies and projects from having to comply with provincial law, regulation or municipal bylaw in a designated special economic zone.
