I oppose Bill C-5. I oppose overriding the law in special economic zones. I am a deeply concerned citizen worried about Bill 5. This bill would lead to unemployment in Environment Assessment and Cultural Resource Management (CRM) archaeology.
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Bill 5's proposed changes to the Ontario Heritage Act pave the way for the destruction of Indigenous burial grounds and significant archaeological sites.
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Archaeological requirements are not red tape. Good archaeology does not have to cause delays and
should be viewed as an asset to any project. When brought in early, archaeologists can employ
sophisticated predictive modelling and screening techniques to help avoid and protect critical
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I find what this bill is attempting to do a insult to Ontario. Heritage and the environment are not red tape. Giving the government the ability to circumvent these protections in the guise of capitol gains is truthfully disrespectful to what people in Ontario feel is important.
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Provincial priority is no excuse for not doing archaeological assessment or protecting heritage sites.
This legislation is flawed and should not go forward.
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I think there are some good points to be made about having enchanted authority with Investigators on archaeological sites. We have been asking for years why the MCM is never on archaeological sites. Especially when the site is being destroyed by negligent developers and crown corporations.
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Attached please find Legal Advocates for Nature's Defence's comments in response to Proposed Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act, Schedule 7 of the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025 (ERO No. 025-0418).
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Schedule 7 of Bill 5 proposes to exempt developments from archaeological assessments if the Ontario government is of the opinion that an exemption “could potentially advance one or more of the following provincial priorities”:
● Transit;
● Housing;
● Health and Long-Term Care;
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This bill risks the destruction of First Nation burial sites, artifacts and lands because developments are exempted from ecological and archaeological assessments.
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Bruce County supports the provincial interest and objectives in streamlining approvals to get projects done – in the right way.
In this spirit we offer the following comments with respect to the proposed Bill 5 amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act:
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Attawapiskat First Nation (“AFN”) has concerns with certain elements of the proposal to amend the Ontario Heritage Act (“OHA”) as part of Schedule 7 of Bill 5: Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025.
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I am writing to strongly oppose Bill 5: the Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act and its dangerous proposals, including the creation of Special Economic Zones, the weakening of Ontario’s endangered species protections, ignoring archaeological sites, and the exemption of the Eagle’s Nest min
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Kindly see our comments in the attached document with respect to the Proposed Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act, Schedule 7 of the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025.
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I oppose Bill C-5. I oppose…
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Provincial priority is no…
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I think there are some good…
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This bill risks the…
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