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I am writing to you in response to the recently introduced Bill 5, Protecting Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025. As a concerned citizen, I am seeking your support in opposing this regressive and harmful bill that will speed up the destruction of critical habitat for endangered species, removes basic environmental rights, including rights to be informed and have a say, and fails to respect Indigenous peoples' rights, including those recognized in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

If passed, Bill 5 would:

Terminate the environmental assessment (EA) for the Eagle’s Nest mine - a proposed mining project in Treaty 9 lands, part of the proposed Ring of Fire (Schedule 3)
Removing the EA for this project -  which provides a forward-looking assessment designed to help government decision makers, Indigenous authorities and rights holders, and members of the public understand the environmental and socioeconomic outcomes of proposed activities