Chief Says Mines Process Is ‘Not Partnership, It’s Pressure’

Chief says mines process is ‘not partnership, it’s pressure’

TORONTO — Ontario’s mines minister says its new streamlined permitting process for the resource sector is necessary, but that’s not how North Spirit Lake Chief Brandon Rae sees it.

Chief says mines process is 'not partnership, it's pressure'

“We are not against development — but development must be done with us, not without us,” North Spirit Lake First Nation's chief says.