The NDP is accusing the government of not caring about the Ring of Fire.
Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes, says Tony Clement was telling Northern Ontario businesses the Conservatives shouldn’t have to do anything for the Ring of Fire.
“The reality is that the President of the Treasury Board was in Northern Ontario last week to lecture northern businesses about why he doesn’t think the Conservatives should do anything to unlock the potential of the Ring of Fire. The Ontario Chamber of Commerce called the Minister’s comments perplexing and underlined that Conservative delays are holding up thousands of jobs for Northern Ontario. Does the Natural Resources Minister agree with his colleague that Northern Ontarians should take a hike?”
Minster of Natural Resources, Greg Rickford, responded by saying the government is still doing their part.
“most recently I was in Toronto with my provincial counterpart at the world largest mining conference in Toronto to announce a regional corridor study in the Ring Of Fire. This is a major step for for First Nations and for the region.”
While in Timmins, Minister tony Clement said they needed a private sector partner and a relationship with First Nations for move ahead with the chromite deposit.