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Indigenous leaders ask province to hit pause on northern Ontario lithium project

“We need to be clear that this government and its partner are not engaged with us,” said Chief Brandon Rae from North Spirit Lake First Nation. “They push us, overload us with information we can’t process, and drag us through their process.”

Davis Legree
Davis Legree
Indigenous leaders ask province to hit pause on northern Ontario lithium project

Ontario NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa stands with First Nations leaders at a news conference against Bill C-5 in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang