Ontario MPP ejected from debate for claiming Ford is telling untruths about Bill 5 [Video]

As tensions over the Ford government’s controversial Bill 5 continue to escalate, Indigenous MPP Sol Mamakwa was ejected from the Ontario legislature after accusing the premier of telling “untruths” to First Nations communities.

The government has faced fierce pushback to its proposed law to create special economic zones to fast-track priority infrastructure projects in the province, including the resource-rich Ring of Fire in northern Ontario.

On Monday, the government was expecting to face more protests from First Nations leaders who are promising to revive the Idle No More movement with possible blockades of GTA-area highways to underscore their point.

While Premier Doug Ford maintains the government will respect First Nations and the Crown’s legal duty to consult with Indigenous leaders, Mamakwa suggested the premier isn’t being upfront.

“The government said that they respect First Nations, that they respect treaty rights. Speaker, we know the premier is telling untruths to First Nations,” Mamakwa said during question period at …