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Media CentreBoreal Forest in the NewsOntario First Nations demand firm right to say 'no' to mining developmentsJuly 16, 2008 Kerry Gillespie - The Toronto Star QUEEN'S PARK BUREAU - On the day in May that native leader Bob Lovelace was released from jail after spending 100 days there for blocking mining exploration, he was asked if he'd do it again. He replied: "If you don't have the right to say, 'No,' you have no right at all." This week, the province has said it's giving First Nations that right through land protection for the Far North and changes to the outdated mining act.
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