This bill is absurd and dangerous, and I vehemently disagree with it being pushed through the legislature by a demonstrably corrupt premiere with no proper public engagement and despite opposition from Right Holders and labour unions.
KILL BILL 5.
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I am very concerned about the impact of Bill 5 on endangered species, including plants, animals and birds. I am involved in protecting the endangered Piping Plover, which, without the protections that are currently in force, will once again disappear from our Great Lakes.
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I strongly oppose this bill! The way to a prosperous economy for Ontario is not through our sacred, protected, and dwindling wetlands, short hills, forests, beaches, and waters. Environmental protections cause delays for good reason!
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1. The Rule of Law is a Constitutional Principle
The principle of constitutionalism and the rule of law “lie at the root of our system of
government” The rule of law as a principle encapsulates at least three concepts. First, that the law is supreme
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I do not support their proposed legislation including Bill 5. We need to urgently protect the natural environment and not let the power to be decide what to do with the already limited natural environment we have.
Dear Premier Ford,
I vehemently oppose Bill 5 and establishing Special Economic Zones which puts power in the hands of a very small group of unaccountable people and leaves citizens in those areas without any rights.
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This Bill 5 and SEZ Act schedule contains much too much discretion, no criteria for designating SEZs, no specificity as to what laws will be exempted, who will be given favoured treatment, nor how democratic and Indigenous rights will be respected in SEZs.
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This is messed up. You NEED the permission of Indigenous peoples before doing anything on THEIR land. Development should be VERTICAL in cities not horizontal/suburb sprawling. Focus in building the cross canada speed rail.
Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism
Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks
Ministry of Energy and Mines
Re: Omnibus Bill 5: Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025, including:
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This proposal Special Economic Zones Act, 2025 raises serious concerns about transparency, accountability and the protection of Indigenous rights and the environment.
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The Georgian Bay Association, Georgian Bay Forever, and the Georgian Bay Land
Trust jointly have serious concerns about the proposed Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by
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