Ontario to amend controversial Bill 5, add duty to consult provisions amid First Nations uproar [Video]

Premier Doug Ford’s government is preparing to partially amend a contentious mining bill, but it intends to proceed with the legislation — despite opposition from First Nations leaders in Ontario who say it infringes on their treaty rights and should be scrapped entirely. 

The government will introduce an amendment to Bill 5 at committee on Wednesday that will add in what are known as duty to consult provisions, spokesperson Hannah Jensen said in an email. 

“Regulations under this Act shall be made in a manner consistent with the recognition and affirmation of existing Aboriginal and treaty rights in section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, including the duty to consult,” the proposed …