Ontario says First Nations key to Ring of Fire development despite Bill 5 opposition

Ontario says it remains committed to developing the area known as the Ring of Fire, but the minister of Indigenous relations says it won't happen without First Nations participation.

Conservative MP Jamie Schmale says his party supports expanding energy pipelines but wants to do so in consultation with Indigenous communities.

Many critical minerals are found on traditional Indigenous territories. As one APTN reporter notes, that’s putting increasing pressure on communities to greenlight development.

That’s on this episode of Nation to Nation.