This act is wrong in dismantling the Endangered Species Act. Our wildlife seriously needs protection.
The act is too wide ranging in what it considers special economic zones -and it seems that some developers would be too quickly rubber stamped to proceed.
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Wow, this is one of the most outrageous proposals I have ever seen. It threatens the environment and predominantly Indigenous communities within these proposed "Special Economic Zones".
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Proposed Bill 5, "Protecting Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act," is not just a misleading title, it’s a calculated smokescreen, in fact, the devil’s in the detail.
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This bill is clawing back protections for wildlife and will cause harm to endangered species and other wildlife in Ontario. This is very distressing and should be immediately reconsidered.
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The answer is absolutely no to this whole document.
If this passes, then it triggers a failsafe protection for the people living in the area and all along corridors such as roadways (but not limited to) where increased traffic or activity causes a disturbance.
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If this passes, then it triggers a failsafe protection for the people living in the area and all along corridors such as roadways (but not limited to) where increased traffic or activity causes a disturbance.
Let's call it the....Special People's of Ontario Protection Act.
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I am absolutely against this. Do not do this. As a lifelong Ontarian, we need to protect our environment or else there will not be an Ontario left, only a wasteland of Ford’s failed and corrupt projects benefiting only his cronies
Bill 5 does many things, but protecting Ontario isn’t one of them. What it does is get rid of the Endangered Species Act, bypass regulations in place to protect the environment and people from, removes consultations with Indigenous groups, and gives priority to “preferred” companies.
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Animal Environmental Legal Advocacy (“AEL Advocacy”) is a public interest law practice and not-for-profit organization based in Ontario. Our lawyers understand the important interconnection between humans, animals, and the environment.
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Our government is disgusting on all levels ..just keep destroying our land and wildlife to fill your pockets ….Doug Ford is an embarrassment and will hopefully be out before they destroy what’s left of our land
I hope this doesn't cause long term harm to our environment.
Respect for Indigenous lands a must and must not supersede treaty and inherent rights.
Indigenous people need to have authority to approve projects.
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As a concerned Ontarian, I oppose this regressive and harmful bill that speeds 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 recognize
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Initial public consultation concerns:
Proposed Bill 5, “Protecting Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act” is split into 10 different schedules and whereby some schedules have a different ERO reference number of input and others do not (Schedules 1, 4 & 8)
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