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Ford says the Ring of Fire doesn't need Bill 5: 'We don't need it when you have great partners'
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on 2 March 2026 that the Ring of Fire no longer needs the special-economic-zone powers of Bill 5: 'We don't need it when you have great partners — they're excited, they want to move forward.' He had insisted the year before that Bill 5 was essential to develop the region, and the bill had drawn protests from First Nations (Global News).
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- Ontario
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- Statement: Something was said. Weighted lowest: words cost less than actions. How evidence is weighed
- Who
- Doug Ford (spoke)
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“We don't need it when you have great partners”
From Global News: Ring of Fire: Bill 5 not needed anymore, Ford says, Global 2026-03-02