CBC – Repeal of the “Far North Act“ to reduce restrictions on projects like all-season roads, electrical transmission projects and development of the Ring of Fire “doesn’t do enough to protect the rights of First Nations and will likely lead to “renewed conflict” with Indigenous communities, according to Dayna Scott, an associate professor at Osgoode Hall and a co-director of the law school’s environmental justice and sustainability clinic.

Scott states, “What the government is proposing to replace it with — largely the Public Lands Act — is “even worse in terms of giving communities the power to make decisions about land uses in their territories.” “For Industry and government, our Indigenous laws, title and rights are just more red tape.” “Repeal your laws but respect our laws”, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (K.I.) Chief Donny Morris