I am writing to you because I am shocked that the new law the Ontario government has claimed is about “protecting Ontario” is actually designed to do just the opposite.
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There are many aspects of this bill which are clearly going to lead to destruction of sensitive habitats so that developers can make money. It must be stopped. Our system of nature is worth FAR more to our lives than rich developers are.
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I am VERY disappointed that our provincial government has produced a bill as toxic as Bill 5. It has no redeeming features, is anti-democratic, anti-environment, but strongly pro putting billions of dollars into developers' pockets. This is NOT what Ontarians want or need.
Mr Ford, your decision to create special economic zones is wrong. There are reasons to promote growth but not at the expense of endangered species and nature habitats. There is another way to build and promote growth.
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This terrible, anti-democratic proposed legislation will allow the government to suspend the requirement to comply with provincial and municipal laws for selected people and corporations.
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You must stop bill 5. It is incredibly short sighted. What politicians think of as “red tape” are actually regulations that protect people and the environment. We must protect those protections for the health of the people and environment, from which we are not separate.
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Schedule 9 in Bill 5 is undemocratic. It would allow the premier and cabinet to decide which provincial and municipal laws would apply to “special economic zones”, the geographic extent of the law’s applicability, and even the specific individuals and companies to which the law applies.
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This proposal is a bad idea for the environment and an overreach that takes away any due process and regulations. Doug Ford should not have the ability to build wherever he wants without regulations.
I strongly oppose the proposed Special Economic Zones Act, 2025. While economic development is important, it must not come at the expense of Ontario’s environment, biodiversity, and long-term sustainability.
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This is environmental destruction on a huge scale, which will have a massive impact on our environment. It is grieviously irresponsible to proceed with this in the midst of a climate crisis
This proposed legislation makes me honestly feel ill. We should be protecting our areas where there are endangered species, not eliminating the protection.
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I am against this proposal of a Special Economic Zone Act. It will grant a “lawless” zone where any relevant provincial or municipal laws can be circumvented by the Ontario legislature if they deem it to be limiting and standing in the way.
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