Tinman, posted this 3 years ago..and I was thinking about it today...mainly the sentence that I bolded below.

https://agoracom.com/ir/Noront/forums/discussion/topics/649072-chief-lawrence-calling-on-hydro-lines/messages/2036524

Mushkegowuk Council Grand Chief Lawrence Martin called for a hydro line-transportation route between the Ring of Fire and James Bay during the 5th Annual Ontario Mining Forum.

“Our concept for economic benefits for generations (to come) is a (merchant power transmission) line from Quebec, a rail line to the Ring of Fire and a seaport,” Martin says. “We feel we need to be involved to be able to protect the environment and to ensure we have economic gain from this activity.”

Martin says other merchant power transmission lines are already being developed in Canada.

“For instance, in Alberta they have merchant lines coming in from Montana to provide energy for some of these economic development projects that are happening in that province,” Martin says.

“So here we are not able to buy power from OPG (Ontario Power Generation) in the same way we can from Quebec because the regulations don’t allow it.”

Martin says Eeyou Power, which is owned by the Quebec Crees, and Wabun Tribal Council are interested in doing a joint venture on the merchant power transmission line.

“We are proposing to Matawa (First Nations) that they join us in this joint venture, that they become part owners of this line that would come in to provide power to the Ring of Fire activities, but also to do electrification of their communities which are all at this point powered by diesel,” Martin says.

Martin says the rail line would be an extension of the current rail line to Moosonee.

“We are looking at how we can benefit our communities by being able to bring supplies in,” Martin says. “So it is not just for the Ring of Fire.”

Martin says the Mushkegowuk Council has been in discussions with a number of companies over the proposed seaport.

“We have been talking to different companies in Canada and also in Norway to see how this could benefit this whole notion of us becoming a part of international trade,” Martin says.

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I was thinking about this today because I wondered what else OPG members were talking about with Mushkegowuk ...very recently......other than "lending" a hand..

Perhaps talking about this "OPG regulation problem."?? 

"While there, the OPG team met with members of the Mushkegowuk Tribal Council, which represents TTN and six other First Nations,"

https://www.opg.com/news-and-media/our-stories/Pages/OPG-joins-Walk-With-Us-to-help-put-Taykwa-Tagamou-Nation-on-the-map.aspx

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Maybe Doug Ford can help with that. Mushkegowuk-OPG regulation problem

https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/articles/6720/unpacking-doug-ford-s-plan-for-ontario-s-energy-sector-caroline-jageman