I am writing to strongly…

I am writing to strongly oppose Bill 5: the Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act and its dangerous proposals, including the creation of Special Economic Zones, the weakening of Ontario’s endangered species protections, and the exemption of the Eagle’s Nest mine from an environmental review.

Bill 5 gives your government extreme new powers to ignore laws that protect the environment, public health, and Indigenous rights — without accountability. This is unacceptable.

The exemption of notice to the Environmental Bill of Rights for Ontario Place and other mining projects is an example of the government hiding public information from its constituents and pretending that it does not need to be transparent about the use of public funds and public trust. This is undemocratic and an affront of basic rights we have been afforded in Ontario since 1993.

I urge you to withdraw Bill 5 immediately.