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\u201cFirst\u202fNations across Ontario are deeply troubled by what the government is proposing through this bill… a direct threat to their Nations, lands, jurisdiction and sovereignty.\u201d<\/h3>\n
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The legislation repeals the\u00a0Endangered Species Act, weakens environmental assessments, and enables the creation of\u00a0special economic zones\u00a0where provincial and municipal laws\u2014including those related to environmental protection, public health, and labour standards\u2014can be suspended. Critics such as the\u00a0Canadian Public Health Association, the\u00a0David\u202fSuzuki\u202fFoundation, and\u00a0Ontario\u202fNature\u00a0warn that Bill\u202f5 strips away science-based oversight, concentrates power in cabinet, and allows development without public consultation or Indigenous consent. Indigenous leaders have called the law \u201ca direct attack\u201d on their lands and treaty rights, emphasizing that it fosters a system of \u201clegalized lawlessness\u201d detrimental to ecosystems and community health. 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\u201cBill 5 threatens the long-term sustainability and well-being of Ontario under the guise of addressing economic uncertainty. Environmental protections, Indigenous rights, and democratic processes are not red tape.\u201d<\/h3>\n
\u201cWe cannot build up Ontario by bulldozing the rights of Indigenous Nations and the natural environment we all depend on and share.\u201d<\/h3>\n
More than 100 organizations signed onto a joint appeal describing Bill 5 as “the worst piece of legislation in a generation.\u201d<\/h3>\n
— The pointer<\/a><\/h5>\n
Repeal Bill 5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
Ontario Bill 5 is the centrepiece of Ford’s dangerously destructive legislation<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n
Protest marches on Saturday, March 28.\u00a0 Learn more<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n
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DONATE<\/strong><\/h1>\nThis 10-minute video sets out the dangers of Bill 5<\/span><\/h4>\n