"A group representing seven First Nations in northern Ontario says the province's push for a cross-country pipeline is moving ahead without their voices and is in conflict with federally funded conservation work already underway. If approved, the East-West Canadian Energy Corridor would carry oil and gas from Alberta to refineries in southern Ontario. But Lawrence Martin, lands and resources director for the Mushkegowuk Council, is frustrated that the province has not yet met with the council or the seven First Nation communities it represents, even though projects are being proposed on their territory along the James Bay coast."
"Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the corridor is a nation-building project meant to strengthen energy security and boost exports, in part to respond to U.S. economic threats such as tariffs. The province also wants to explore the idea of new port outlets on James Bay, Hudson Bay and the Great Lakes, according to a news release this month. It has tied the proposed project to its broader push for critical mineral development in the north, and its effort to position the province as a hub for energy and manufacturing. Ford has said the corridor would bring thousands of jobs and attract global investment."
Seven First Nations in northern Ontario say a proposed East-West Canadian Energy Corridor is progressing without their consultation and conflicts with federally funded conservation initiatives. The corridor would transport oil and gas from Alberta to refineries in southern Ontario and could include new port outlets on James Bay, Hudson Bay and the Great Lakes. The province links the project to critical mineral development, energy and manufacturing growth, and promises job creation and investment. Ontario pledged to "develop an Indigenous engagement roadmap," but Mushkegowuk Council officials call that insufficient and say they have not been consulted.
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