I oppose Bill 5. I want…

I oppose Bill 5. I want strong environmental protections and oppose shortcuts for industry.

The harmful effects of Bill 5:

Allowing projects to proceed immediately after registration will increase the risk of harm to species.

The government will be able to add or remove species from protection lists, which will undermine the science-based decisions of COSSARO.

The new habitat definition focuses only on core breeding/rearing areas and leaves out important peripheral or seasonal habitats, limiting full ecosystem protection.

Eliminating the legal requirement for recovery strategies and progress reviews will mean less accountability and transparency in species recovery efforts.

The new framework’s focus on registration will risk compliance gaps if rules aren’t specific or comprehensive enough, leading to unintentional or even deliberate harm.

Reduced public oversight will limit structured, independent advice on species protection strategies.
This bill will undermine long-term biodiversity goals, especially if conservation enforcement is under-resourced.