Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, recognizes and affirms the existing Aboriginal and treaty rights of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Bill 5, the “Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act,” directly violates these constitutional protections by disregarding the Two Row Wampum principle of non-interference and the Silver Covenant Chain agreements that establish peace, friendship, […]
April 25, 2025, Haudenosaunee Territory – The Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act (Bill 5), introduced last week by the Ford government, constitutes a sweeping assault on constitutionally protected Indigenous rights by circumventing the obligation to consult Indigenous nations and eliminating pathways for legal recourse. This undoing of decades of progress in Indigenous reconciliation […]
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