Mi’kmaw chiefs say legislative changes raising tensions at Cape Breton protest site – CBC
Sep 29, 2025
They say proposed amendments to provincial Crown Lands Act would create ‘aggressive enforcement action’
Nova Scotia’s Mi’kmaw chiefs say they are not happy with a number of proposed legislative amendments from the provincial government and some of the changes are making matters worse at a protest site in Cape Breton.
The province says amendments under the omnibus Protecting Nova Scotians Act are intended in part to make people safe around logging operations, but the Mi’kmaq say they’re tired of being shut out of discussions on forestry management.
“Despite repeated assurances, the provincial government continues to make significant legislative and policy announcements on natural resource development, without advance notice to, or discussion with, the Mi’kmaq,” the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs said in a written statement Friday.
