Bill 5, if enacted, would…

Bill 5, if enacted, would allow the provincial government to fully ignore any municipal and provincial laws.

While its initial onslaught is to eradicate our internationally famous Endangered Species Act (2007) (1) and replace it with a much weaker Species Conservation Act (2025), Bill 5 also has the power which allows government to bypass ANY provincial or municipal laws - environmental, labour, health, and indigenous rights - in “Special Economic Zones” designed to fast-track development. (2)

Bill 5 also proposes to use the very same tactics on Ontario citizens that the leader south of the border is trying to use on U.S. citizens - the removal of rights in order to enable accelerated development at any price. We should not be removing indigenous or any resident rights at any time, especially when thoughtful, long-term planning is essential for our existence as a stable and strong province.