I vehemently oppose the changes to species at risk protections proposed within the Species Conservation Act. The changes to habitat definitions do not align with scientific data nor the ecology of the animals this act proports to protect.
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Why get rid of a perfectly good endangered species act? This just seems like a way for mega companies to take advantage of the environment for profit.
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Bill 5 will repeal Ontario's Endangered Species Act, ending most meaningful protections for endangered, threatened and special-concern species.
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Bill 5 allows the Ford government to create “special economic zones” where “trusted proponents” (i.e. whoever the Premier chooses) can be exempted from all provincial and municipal laws.
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The loosening of rules within these “special economic zones" could be used to undermine Indigenous sovereignty and the constitutional right to free, prior and informed consent.
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The government is letting major industrial projects—like a large mine in Northern Ontario and a waste disposal site in Chatham-Kent to bypass normal environmental assessment processes.
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I oppose putting economic growth ahead of species protection.
Scientific findings shouldn’t be politically vetoed. Protect evidence-based conservation.
Don’t narrow the definition of ‘habitat,’ recovery depends on future restoration zones.
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I oppose putting economic growth ahead of species protection.
Scientific findings shouldn’t be politically vetoed. Protect evidence-based conservation.
Don’t narrow the definition of ‘habitat,’ recovery depends on future restoration zones.
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Climate Action Newmarket-Aurora is deeply concerned that the the Developing guidance on section 16 activities in tandem with the new Species Conservation Act (SCA), as outlined under ‘Bill 5’ risk weakening the safeguards that have long protected Ontario’s most vulnerable species and habitats, desp
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The definition of habitat is too restrictive to provide protection for species at risk. The original definition of habitat from the Endangered Species Act should be retained.
These EROs are follow up to provincial ‘Bill 5’ components that weakened Endangered Species protections - already over 100 at-risk species have been removed from protections because of the changes. Weakening species protection threatens both nature, climate and ultimately humans.
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Summary of Concern: The government’s proposal to develop guidance on section 16 activities (see below) under the Species Conservation Act will not fulfill the purpose of the Act “to provide for the protection and conservation of species while taking into account social and economic considerations,
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On behalf of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE), thank you for the opportunity to comment on proposed guidance to support implementation of the Species Conservation Act, 2025 (SCA).
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I do not approve bill 5, i reject bill.5. I do support indigenous inherit rights and sovereignty.
https://naturesdefence.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Briefing-Note-Protect-Biodiversity-and-Environmental-Rights.pdf
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I do not support and I do not approve bill 5. I support indigenous inherit rights and sovereignty. The land belongs to them for their future, medicines, and foods.
https://naturesdefence.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Briefing-Note-Protect-Biodiversity-and-Environmental-Rights.pdf
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Ontario’s proposed regulations and guidelines under the new Species Conservation Act, 2025 would further weaken the protection of species at risk and their habitats, and remove the public’s right to have a say in decisions that will have serious ecological impacts.
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