6 First Nations challenge Ontario's Mining Act, a month after similar legal action by Grassy Narrows
Six First Nations have filed a notice of application in Superior Court over the province's Mining Act, arguing it violates their treaty and Charter equality rights. "These are not your lands to give away, Ontario," Chief June Black of Apitipi Anicinapek Nation told a news conference Monday at Queen's Park. Grassy Narrow First Nation filed a similar legal challenge last month.
Six First Nations have filed a notice of application in Superior Court over the province's Mining Act, arguing it violates their treaty and Charter equality rights. "These are not your lands to give away, Ontario," Chief June Black of Apitipi Anicinapek Nation told a news conference Monday at Queen's Park. Grassy Narrow First Nation filed a similar legal challenge last month.
