These changes are undemocratic, and reprehensible given the threats to our environment and biodiversity. Bill 5 needs to go. Ontario did not sign up for this.
Given the threat of climate change, this is the time to protect and conserve nature for future generations. Bill 5 will weaken protections for endangered species in Ontario. Ontario’s Endangered Species Act is vital for protecting species that are already in delicine.
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Are you insane? How would you feel if someone suspended protecting you in order to profit off the place you called home. Turtles, birds, all different types of endangered and rare species need care, protection and respect. This land is not like other places who hold no regard for life.
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I strongly oppose Bill 5.
I strongly oppose overriding the law in “Special Economic Zones.”
I strongly oppose shortcuts for industries trying to undermine their environmental responsibilities with no public oversight.
I want stronger protections for the environment and endangered species.
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Hello Doug Ford,
Please do not change the Endangered Species Act. I am a student in environmental science that has learned many important life lessons from being in the forest most of my life.
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I am against this bill. This bill is an a disgrace and an embarrassment by the current Ontario Govt. Bill 5 does not support the economic growth of Ontario and instead bulldozes the ethics and values of Ontarians.
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I oppose Bill 5.
I want stronger protections for the environment and endangered species.
I want access to clean energy technologies from other countries.
I oppose Special Economic Zones and industry shortcuts.
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I wish to express my extreme concern with the proposed changes to our Endangered Species Act which are a careless and egregious attack on the important protections on our most sensitive natural heritage values.
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Doug Ford has been trying to pave Ontario for too many years now, and we keep fighting him, and will continue to do so. What the Ford government is doing is in the worst interest of the people of Ontario, and the natural lands of the Province.
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As a biologist, I vehemently oppose Bill 5, the “Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act.” This legislation clearly seeks to undermine, not only our ability to protect natural spaces, but also our democratic norms and our ability to honour treaty agreements with Indigenous peoples.
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The proposed changes are incredibly concerning from an economic and environmental perspective. This definition is overly narrow, scaling back protections for threatened species and poses a risk to the eco-tourism industry in our province.
I strongly oppose Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act. This legislation poses a serious threat to Ontario’s natural heritage, democratic processes and Indigenous rights.
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We are calling on the Ontario Government to not proceed with Bill 5, strengthen your commitment to science-based conservation and improve rather than hinder the state of biodiversity in the province
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The proposed changes forces the government to operate on the goodwill of corporations, an approach we have seeen do great damage to our environment already.
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What they are saying is they want to expedite the process of getting permits to develop areas which they see are necessary for their projects. It eliminates the federal acts already in place for the protection of endangered species in those areas.
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• I oppose the plan to amend and ultimately repeal the Endangered Species Act (Schedule 2).
• for the following reasons I oppose the proposed new Species Conservation Act, 2025 (Schedule 10), which would empower Cabinet to override science-based evidence in species protection decisions:
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