‘Muzzling the process’: Ontario didn’t participate in Ring of Fire assessment – The Narwhal
March 24, 2026
An interim report on the impacts of mining and other development in the Ring of Fire, produced by First Nations and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, reveals Ontario was not at the table
Ontario has not been involved in the federal government’s regional assessment of the Ring of Fire, withholding scientific data and funding needed to understand the impact of mining development, even as the province ushers it through.
The province is absent in the regional assessment working group’s interim report, released Feb. 23. In multiple instances, the group, made up of representatives from 15 First Nations and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, makes clear Ontario has yet to sign on.
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