Archive - Aug 23, 2009
Understanding the issues surrounding First Nations' opposition to Bill 191
August 23, 2009 - 6:45pm | by brianbeatonKeep faith with Ontario's far north
Aug 23, 2009
Premier Dalton McGuinty says his government is building a "new respect and working relationship" with First Nations.
Yet chiefs of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) territory – seething over new planning legislation for the far north – are now threatening to "exercise full and exclusive jurisdiction" over traditional lands.