On Friday Aug. 8, grassroots First Nation youth welcomed the arrival of the Mahmo Inninuwuk Wiibuseego-stamok walkers to Queens Park, the seat of the Ontario government in Toronto.
The walking group completed more than 700 kilometres during their 22-day journey from Timmins, Ont.
A combined rally with groups Youth Rising Together and Okiniwak was organized to demonstrate dissatisfaction with Ontario’s Bill 5 legislation, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025, and Canada’s Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, which encompasses the Building Canada Act. The new laws are designed to fast track major development projects, including mining and resource extraction, and would impact Indigenous rights and territory.
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