Do not pass Bill 5! Ontario…

Do not pass Bill 5! Ontario residents do not want to remove protections for wildlife and endangered species. We do not want development companies to have free rein and have no checks when beginning projects. We want First Nations people to have say over their land, and to not remove the restrictions around construction.

If passed, Bill 5, will:

- keep Ontario dependent on imported fracked gas from the U.S. by killing homegrown renewable energy. It would enable the government to ban all parts of energy projects that come from abroad, especially China. China makes the majority of solar panels (over 80 per cent), wind turbines (around 60 per cent) and control systems in the world. If enacted, this will likely end solar power installation in Ontario and deprive Ontarians access to the cleanest source of new electricity available.
- repeal Ontario’s Endangered Species Act, 2007 marking the end of most meaningful provincial protections for endangered, threatened and special concern species in Ontario.
- attempt to curtail Indigenous involvement by ending archeological assessment requirements that would identify Indigenous or other cultural values.
- create Special Economic Zones (SEZ), where hand-picked developers can ignore municipal and provincial laws.
exempt the Therme Group development at Ontario Place from the requirements of the Environmental Bill of Rights.

Ontario residents do not want this!! DO NOT PASS BILL 5!