Bill 5 proposes substantial weakening of existing safeguards for at-risk species and their habitats. Further, the bill reduces the role of independent, scientific experts in assessing species at risk and gives discretionary power to the Minister.
Read more
Dear ERO:
I am AGAINST & DO NOT SUPPORT - Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act 2025
For the following reasons
1) Weakens our ability to protect endangered species in Ontario.
Read more
I am opposed to the changes to environmental protections proposed in Bill 5. I was born and raised in Ontario, trained in environmental sciences at Fleming College, and am now working as a wildlife biologist in Alberta.
Read more
I am completely opposed to Bill 5 and deeply alarmed by the direction it represents. This bill isn’t about “unleashing the economy”—it’s about silencing the public, overriding environmental protections, and putting private interests ahead of the public good.
Read more
"I am writing to object in the strongest possible way to the proposed exemptions from the Environmental Bill of Rights that will remove the right of Ontarians to be advised of, or to comment on, any required permits at Ontario Place, on or off site, to support the project.
Read more
This bill has clearly been proposed without the consultation of any conservation scientists (with the expertise and direct consultation of whom the ESA was enacted in 2007), and without the proper consultation of the many Indigenous groups of Ontario whose lands would be affected by this bill.
Read more
Ontario's Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025, is being rushed
through the legislature with little to no engagement or consent with First Nations,
municipalities, or the public. It poses a serious threat to the environment, First Nation rights,
Read more
I wholeheartedly disagree with Bill 5, which would reduce the environmental protection that our nature and wildlife needs. Environmental assessment and protections are mandatory to preserve what has not already been destroyed by mankind.
Read more
Bill 5 will sacrifice important environmental protections and put endangered ecosystems and animals in further danger of complete destruction for the sake of fast tracking developments only the Ontario government wants.
Read more
View the comments this notice received through the registry. You can either download them all or search and sort below.
Some comments will not be posted online. Learn more about the comment status and our comment and privacy policies.
Download comments
Bill 5 proposes substantial…
Comment on
Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025.
Comment ID
149223
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
Protect Ontario by…
Comment on
Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025.
Comment ID
149234
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
Dear ERO: I am AGAINST & DO…
Comment on
Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025.
Comment ID
149237
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
I am opposed to the changes…
Comment on
Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025.
Comment ID
149257
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
I am completely opposed to…
Comment on
Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025.
Comment ID
149260
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
I do not support this…
Comment on
Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025.
Comment ID
149277
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
"I am writing to object in…
Comment on
Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025.
Comment ID
149292
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
This bill has clearly been…
Comment on
Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025.
Comment ID
149294
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
The rights of natives should…
Comment on
Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025.
Comment ID
149295
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
Ontario's Bill 5, the…
Comment on
Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025.
Comment ID
143247
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
This bill is unacceptable…
Comment on
Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025.
Comment ID
143249
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
I oppose bill 5. I want…
Comment on
Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025.
Comment ID
146079
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
I wholeheartedly disagree…
Comment on
Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025.
Comment ID
146096
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
I do not support five bill…
Comment on
Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025.
Comment ID
146111
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
Bill 5 will sacrifice…
Comment on
Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025.
Comment ID
146336
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
No exemptions. No new bill…
Comment on
Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025.
Comment ID
146749
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
please don’t do this
Comment on
Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025.
Comment ID
147313
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
Stop destroying our planet…
Comment on
Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025.
Comment ID
148172
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
I oppose this bill
Comment on
Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025.
Comment ID
142805
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions