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Lorraine Whitehead
Webequie First Nation
Lorraine Whitehead is the Chief of Webequie First Nation. In June 2026 she joined Doug Ford at the groundbreaking for the Webequie Supply Road, a Ring of Fire access road for which Webequie First Nation is the project proponent.
Connected Scandals
The Ford government is fast-tracking Ring of Fire mining and road construction through its Bill 5 "One Project, One Process" system, overriding the objections of Grassy Narrows First Nation — a community still living with mercury poisoning — bypassing a federally required environmental assessment, and pushing toward a June 2026 construction start that Neskantaga and Attawapiskat First Nations are physically blockading.
As Chief of Webequie First Nation, Whitehead joined Ford at the June 2026 groundbreaking for the Webequie Supply Road, with her community acting as the project proponent for the Ring of Fire access road.