A spokesperson for the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney general told the Star that the provincial government would not comment on the claim.
Three Ontario First Nations have filed for legal action against the provincial government for its management of the province’s boreal forests.
“Ontario needs to be a lot more inclusive in its decisions on how it’s going to manage the forest,” Gauthier said. Andrew Kennedy, a spokesperson for the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney general, told the Star in an email Tuesday afternoon that the provincial government would not comment on the claim.
“ promises to the plaintiff First Nations that their way of life and livelihoods and their territories could continue has been breached,” Westland alleged.The statement of claim says the forest’s health has hindered some peoples’ ability to make a living. In the claim, the chiefs ask Ontario to review the net revenue from industrial activity in the First Nations’ traditional territories and pay the communities a share. The claim also asks Ontario for declarations acknowledging the harm the province has caused to the communities.
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