Idle No More 2.0 will be ‘fierce’ if Doug Ford moves ahead with Bill 5 – Ricochet Media

May 30 2025

First Nation leaders say new Ontario law lets developers avoid consultation

First Nations leaders in northern Ontario are vowing an “Idle No More 2.0” if the province passes Bill 5, legislation designed to speed up development without clear rules on Indigenous consultation and accommodation.

“If and when this becomes law, say next week or after that, there will be fierce resistance from our side,” Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler said on Thursday, representing the chiefs of 49 communities in the province’s far north. “I know my dear friend Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige has said the same thing.

“This is what we’re looking at: Idle No More 2.0.”