Sol Mamakwa and the promises to First Nations in Ontario

May 30, 2024

The promise was made by Ontario Doug Ford following NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa’s historical speech in the Ontario Legislature this week. Mamakwa told Nation to Nation host Annette Francis the community is very happy to hear the news and it’s been a long time coming. “I was hoping that the premier would get up and commit to that and then he did and you know we’ve been waiting for six years six years,” he said. Other issues affecting First Nations were brought up in the Ontario Legislature, including the on-going mercury poisoning in Grassy Narrows First Nation…