The First Nation now worries that a pair of contentious federal and provincial laws could be used to push through Ring of Fire development over environmental concerns.

The Ontario Federation of Labour says the push is part of a broader heat stress strategy looking at how climate change is impacting working conditions.

The North End Connectors consortium will complete the design and construction of the extension’s twin tunnels into York Region.

Ford said his plan is to have a 19.5-metre-wide, three-level tunnel, with one level going eastbound, one for westbound traffic and a bottom level for transit.

Carney held virtual meetings in private with his cabinet and the premiers Wednesday afternoon, less than a week after Trump ramped up his trade assault on Canada with a baseline 35 per cent tariff.