{"id":179,"date":"2025-09-02T02:25:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T02:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/?page_id=179"},"modified":"2026-03-21T15:46:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T15:46:21","slug":"take-action","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/index.php\/take-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(10,81,114,0.16)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-103px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;104px|0px||||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||27px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Join a demonstration on March 28 &#8212; bring your Repeal Bill 5 sign! <\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/index.php\/latest-news\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(238,239,141,0.77)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||8px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|26px|28px|25px|false|false&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|15px|15px|15px|15px&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>TAKE ACTION: <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><strong><br \/>The resources on this site have been posted to help you address your local council, write a letter to your MPP, compose your thoughts for a phone call, or prepare for a discussion with friends and family.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>* Requests for immediate action will always be found at the top of this page.<br \/>* Look below to learn about your own MPP&#8217;s actions on Bill 5 (still adding more)<br \/>* Find one-click letters below that will help you write a quick response.<br \/>* Information on local issues will be found on the Community page<br \/>* Go to the Editorials page to learn more about different aspects of Bill 5<br \/>* Check the News page for recent developments<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; 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box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><br \/>Contact your MPP<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;26px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_accordion open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.04)&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#0a5172&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; 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MPP Will Bouma&#8221; open=&#8221;on&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#0C71C3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 86.8495%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 21.8885%;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/will_bouma.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"270\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1787 alignnone size-full\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"attachment attachment-after col-md\">\n<div class=\"views-element-container\">\n<div class=\"block-views-blockmember-mpp-address-constit view view-member-contact-group view-id-member_contact_group view-display-id-attachment_2 js-view-dom-id-76c7cee39a88e8b2c329286d25df9920257520ed47498b45063fd2d18b96cf7c\">\n<div class=\"view-content\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"views-row\">MPP Will Bouma<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-row\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"mailto:trevor.jones@pc.ola.org\" class=\"text-break-email\"><span style=\"color: #0c71c3;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"mailto:will.bouma@pc.ola.org\" class=\"text-break-email\">will.bouma@pc.ola.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-row\"><span class=\"field-content\"><strong>Tel.:<\/strong> 519-759-0361<br \/>or 416-325-0169 <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-row\"><span class=\"field-content\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-row\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ola.org\/en\/members\/all\/will-bouma\"><span class=\"field-content\">Full contact info<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.8699%;\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/willbouma.ca\/\">MPP Will Bouma<\/a> was one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ola.org\/en\/legislative-business\/house-documents\/parliament-44\/session-1\/2025-05-01\/hansard#para226\">principal debaters<\/a> during the legislative process of Ontario Bill 5, voted for the bill, and was particularly criticized for his statement that he did not understand the local concerns regarding Bill 5\u2019s special economic zone designations because, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brantfordexpositor.ca\/news\/local-news\/brantford-councillors-call-for-province-to-repeal-bill-5\">according to him<\/a>, there are no projects in Brantford-Brant that would warrant such a designation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brantford City<\/strong> councillors disagreed, asserting that Bill 5 undermines local planning authority, environmental protections, and Indigenous relationships. They expressed concern that the bill shifts power away from local governance to provincial cabinet ministers, and some were concerned that Bouma seemed not to fully grasp this point. The city of Brantford<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brantfordexpositor.ca\/news\/local-news\/brantford-councillors-call-for-province-to-repeal-bill-5\"> voted unanimously<\/a> to repeal the bill, but later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brantbeacon.ca\/brantford-council-shifts-stance-on-bill-5\/\">backed down<\/a> on this stance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brant County,<\/strong> however, remains <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brantfordexpositor.ca\/news\/local-news\/brantford-councillors-call-for-province-to-repeal-bill-5\">officially opposed to Bill 5<\/a>. The County Council passed a motion that mentions concerns over environmental protections, weakened municipal authority, and negative impact on Indigenous rights and consultation processes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Advocacy groups: <a href=\"https:\/\/betterbrant.ca\/\">Better Brant<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Chatham-Kent-Leamington. MPP Trevor Jones&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#0C71C3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17.485%;\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-2.42.25-PM.png\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Trevor-Jones-300x267.png\" width=\"187\" height=\"167\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-742 alignnone size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Trevor-Jones-300x267.png 300w, https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Trevor-Jones.png 458w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"attachment attachment-after col-md\">\n<div class=\"views-element-container\">\n<div class=\"block-views-blockmember-mpp-address-constit view view-member-contact-group view-id-member_contact_group view-display-id-attachment_2 js-view-dom-id-76c7cee39a88e8b2c329286d25df9920257520ed47498b45063fd2d18b96cf7c\">\n<div class=\"view-content\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"views-row\">MPP Trevor Jones<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-row\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"mailto:trevor.jones@pc.ola.org\" class=\"text-break-email\"><span style=\"color: #0c71c3;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">trevor.jones@pc.ola.org<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-row\"><span class=\"field-content\"><strong>Tel.:<\/strong> 519-351-0510<br \/>or 416-326-3074 <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-row\"><span class=\"field-content\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-row\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ola.org\/en\/members\/all\/trevor-jones\"><span class=\"field-content\">Full contact info<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 82.515%;\">\n<p>As the representative for Chatham-Kent\u2013Leamington and Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, Jones played a notable role in the passage of Ontario Bill 5. While Jones was not a sponsor or drafter of Bill 5, his role as Minister and senior PC caucus member meant he was a public proponent and key supporter of the bill within the government caucus and to the broader public.<\/p>\n<p>Bill 5 affected controversial projects in the area, including the York1 Dresden landfill. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chathamdailynews.ca\/news\/local-news\/anger-betrayal-felt-by-dresden-area-residents-over-bill-5-passing\">Residents feel they are being betrayed<\/a> by the government\u2019s lack of safeguards, and over the summer they held a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chathamdailynews.ca\/news\/human-chain-protests-dresden-landfill-plan-bill-5\">human chain protest<\/a> to mark their anger.<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Elgin-Middlesex-London &#8211; MPP Rob Flack&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#0C71C3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17.741%;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MPP-Rob-Flack.png\" width=\"200\" height=\"146\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-741 alignnone size-full\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"view-content col-md\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"views-row\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"mailto:rob.flack@pc.ola.org\"><span>rob.flack@pc.ola.org<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/><span class=\"field-content\"><strong>Tel.:<\/strong> 519-631-5995 <\/span><br \/>or <span class=\"field-content\">416-585-7000 <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-row\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ola.org\/en\/members\/all\/rob-flack\"><span class=\"field-content\">Full contact info<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 82.2591%;\">\n<p>MPP\u00a0Rob Flack\u00a0played the\u00a0central leadership role\u00a0in the establishment, introduction, and passage of\u00a0Ontario\u2019s Bill 5. As Ontario\u2019s\u00a0Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Flack was the\u00a0chief architect and sponsor\u00a0of the legislation, tabling it in May 2025 and guiding it through debate until enactment on\u00a0June 5, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Bill 5 now <a href=\"https:\/\/thenarwhal.ca\/ontario-roundup-bill-5\/#:~:text=Progressive%20Conservative%20government%20pushed%20its%20politically%20charged%20Bill%205\">blocks cities from establishing green standards<\/a> that supersede the province\u2019s building code. According to Flack, this will mean faster approvals and reduced costs. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalobserver.com\/2025\/06\/03\/analysis\/ford-ontario-override-cities-green-building-standards-bill-17\">Brian Purcell<\/a>, Vice President of Policy and Programs at the Atmospheric Fund, this is not the primary role of government:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cMunicipalities have a legislated responsibility to protect public health and environmental wellbeing. Restricting their ability to exercise those duties will not protect Ontario or build housing faster. It will only reduce the quality of new housing and communities and expose Ontarian residents to greater environmental risks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Purcell emphasizes that the Ontario Building Code\u2019s energy efficiency standards haven\u2019t been updated since 2017 and that provincial moves like Bill 5 undermine cities\u2019 ability to regulate development, leading to \u201chigher emissions and less climate-resilient buildings\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Guelph, MPP Mike Schreiner&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#0C71C3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17.741%;\">\n<p><span class=\"field-content\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"field-content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Mike-Schreiner-300x297.png\" width=\"175\" height=\"173\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-810 alignnone size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Mike-Schreiner-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Mike-Schreiner-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Mike-Schreiner.png 456w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"mailto:mschreiner@ola.org\" class=\"text-break-email\">mschreiner@ola.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"field-content\">Tel.: 519-836-4190<br \/>or 416-325-4664<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ola.org\/en\/members\/all\/mike-schreiner\">Full contact info<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"view-content col-md\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"views-row\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 82.2591%;\">Mike Schreiner is a\u00a0consistent and high-profile critic of Bill 5, one of the most most vocal critics\u00a0at Queen\u2019s Park. He has been very specific on the environmental, Indigenous, and democratic concerns regarding the bill: it\u00a0repeals the Endangered Species Act, weakens Indigenous consultation rights, and grants the government arbitrary power to override local rules through so-called \u201cSpecial Economic Zones\u201d. He <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9TzTGTiGAqg\">describes the legislation<\/a> as a \u201cwide-reaching attack on Indigenous rights, environmental protections, labour laws, and democratic oversight\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Huron-Bruce, MPP Lisa Thompson&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"lisa.thompsonco@pc.ola.org\u2028\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u2028<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17.9466%;\">\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lisa-Thompson-copy-300x251.png\" width=\"152\" height=\"127\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-190 alignleft size-medium\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"mailto:lisa.thompson@pc.ola.org\" class=\"text-break-email\">lisa.thompson@pc.ola.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"field-content\"><strong>Tel.:<\/strong> 519-523-4251 <\/span>(Blyth)<br \/><span class=\"field-content\">519-396-3007<br \/>(Kinkardine)<br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ola.org\/en\/members\/all\/lisa-m-thompson\"><span class=\"field-content\">Full contact info<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 82.0534%;\">\n<p>Although not a sponsor or drafter of Bill 5, as Minister of Rural Affairs Lisa Thompson was among those aligned with the government\u2019s broader goal of rural-economic deregulation and industrial expansion under Bill 5. Her office became a\u00a0primary point of contact and advocacy target\u00a0for rural constituents and organizations responding to the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Local groups such as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cfuwsouthport.ca\/\">Canadian Federation of University Women<\/a> (Saugeen Branch)\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100089959724246\">GREAN<\/a> (Growing Region Environmental Action Network)\u00a0specifically addressed <a href=\"https:\/\/saugeentimes.com\/cfuw-weighs-in-on-bill-5-with-letter-to-minister-of-rural-affairs-and-huron-bruce-mpp\/\">letters<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goderichsignalstar.com\/opinion\/stop-doug-fords-bill-5\">petitions<\/a> to Thompson as both their MPP and the minister representing rural Ontario, urging them to reconsider or oppose the bill\u2019s deregulatory impacts on municipal autonomy and environmental protections.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Kitchener Centre, MPP Aislinn Clancy&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#0C71C3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20.3456%;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"attachment attachment-after col-md\">\n<div class=\"views-element-container\">\n<div class=\"block-views-blockmember-mpp-address-constit view view-member-contact-group view-id-member_contact_group view-display-id-attachment_2 js-view-dom-id-76c7cee39a88e8b2c329286d25df9920257520ed47498b45063fd2d18b96cf7c\">\n<div class=\"view-content\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"views-row\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-office-type\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-nothing\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Aislinn-Clancy-300x229.png\" width=\"210\" height=\"160\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-746 alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-nothing\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-nothing\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"mailto:aclancy-qp@ola.org\" class=\"text-break-email\">aclancy-qp@ola.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-nothing\"><span class=\"field-content\"><strong>Tel.:<\/strong> 519-579-5460 \u00a0 <br \/>or 416-325-1223 <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-nothing\"><span class=\"field-content\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-nothing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ola.org\/en\/members\/all\/aislinn-clancy\">Full contact info<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.6544%;\">\n<p>As the Deputy Leader of the Ontario Greens and the MPP for Kitchener Centre, Clancy was a principal debater at the bill\u2019s third reading in the Legislative Assembly. She spoke out strongly against Bill 5, highlighting concerns about its sweeping powers, lack of legislative oversight, and threats to environmental protections, Indigenous rights, and labour standards, notably at public rallies alongside other opposition leaders, and participated in <a href=\"https:\/\/farmtario.com\/news\/bill-5-passes-despite-opposition-delay-tactics\/\">delaying tactics<\/a> to slow the bill\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n<div class=\"view-content col-md\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"views-row\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-nothing\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Lambton-Kent-Middlesex, MPP Steve Pinsonneault&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17.0206%;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Steve-Pinsonneault.jpg\" width=\"179\" height=\"179\" alt=\"MPP Steve Pinsonneault\" class=\"wp-image-189 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Steve-Pinsonneault.jpg 179w, https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Steve-Pinsonneault-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Steve-Pinsonneault-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"mailto:steve.pinsonneault@pc.ola.org\"><span>steve.pinsonneault@pc.ola.org<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/><span class=\"field-content\"><strong>Tel.:<\/strong> 519-245-8696 <\/span>(Strathfoy)<br \/><span class=\"field-content\">519-627-1015 <\/span>(Wallaceburg)<br \/>or <span class=\"field-content\">416-325-3015 <\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ola.org\/en\/members\/all\/steve-pinsonneault\">Full contact info<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 82.9794%;\">\n<p>Steve Pinsonneault publicly broke ranks with his party over its environmental exemptions. He described himself as \u201cvery frustrated,\u201d noting that as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chathamdailynews.ca\/news\/local-news\/silent-far-too-long-mpp-speaks-out-on-bid-to-lift-dresden-landfill-plan-ea\">\u201cone of 80 votes\u201d<\/a> in caucus, his dissent could not change the bill\u2019s outcome. When the legislature ultimately passed Bill\u202f5 in June\u202f2025, he was absent for the vote, distancing himself from the decision while reiterating that he would ensure all environmental laws were followed locally.<\/p>\n<p>Pinsonneault is in hot water in Dresden, where local people have joined to protest a huge and environmentally destructive landfill that is being forced on their town.<a href=\"https:\/\/dresdencared.ca\/\"> Dresden CARED<\/a> (Dresden Citizens Against Reckless Environmental Disposal) is represented by the <a href=\"https:\/\/cela.ca\/\">Canadian Environmental Law Association<\/a>, who have written <a href=\"https:\/\/dresdencared.ca\/progress%2Fsupport\">a fiery letter<\/a> demanding that Schedule 3 of Bill 5 be withdrawn:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201c\u2026it is beyond dispute that environmental assessment is not \u201cred tape\u201d that should be waived or dispensed with by the Ontario government for political or economic expediency. To the contrary, the EAA process is intended to be robust, participatory, and evidence-based, and it is tailor-made to identify, evaluate and mitigate or prevent the environmental risks associated with the Dresden landfill project.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Oxford, MPP Ernie Hardeman&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#0C71C3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 18.0343%;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ernie-Hardeman-285x300.png\" width=\"238\" height=\"250\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-743 alignnone size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ernie-Hardeman-285x300.png 285w, https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ernie-Hardeman.png 456w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"mailto:ernie.hardeman@pc.ola.org\" class=\"text-break-email\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3366ff;\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"mailto:ernie.hardeman@pc.ola.org\" class=\"text-break-email\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3366ff;\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"attachment attachment-after col-md\">\n<div class=\"views-element-container\">\n<div class=\"block-views-blockmember-mpp-address-constit view view-member-contact-group view-id-member_contact_group view-display-id-attachment_2 js-view-dom-id-76c7cee39a88e8b2c329286d25df9920257520ed47498b45063fd2d18b96cf7c\">\n<div class=\"view-content\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"views-row\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-office-type\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-nothing\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"mailto:ernie.hardeman@pc.ola.org\" class=\"text-break-email\">ernie.hardeman@pc.ola.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-nothing\"><span class=\"field-content\"><strong>Tel.:<\/strong> 519-537-5222 <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-nothing\"><span class=\"field-content\">or 416-325-0224 <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-nothing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ola.org\/en\/members\/all\/ernie-hardeman\">Full contact info<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81.9657%;\">\n<p>MPP Ernie Hardeman\u2019s role in Bill 5 was primarily as a\u00a0supporting member within the Progressive Conservative caucus\u00a0and as a\u00a0signatory advocate\u00a0emphasizing municipal and rural economic concerns. He was not the bill\u2019s author or sponsoring minister, but he\u00a0endorsed its intent and implementation\u00a0within legislative and municipal circles. representing rural stakeholder interests within the Progressive Conservative caucus and aiding communication between local governments and the Ministry\u202fof\u202fEconomic\u202fDevelopment.<\/p>\n<p>The City of Woodstock, the location of Hardeman\u2019s constituency office, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deepriver.ca\/userfiles\/file\/Bill%205%20-%20Protecting%20Ontario%20by%20Unleashing%20Our%20Economy%20Act%202025%20-%20reolution.pdf\">sent a letter of protest<\/a> to the premier on June 6, 2025, calling on the government to rescind Bill 5.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Perth-Wellington. MPP Matthew Rae&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#0C71C3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-2.42.25-PM.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 18.2954%;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-2.42.25-PM-300x232.png\" width=\"204\" height=\"158\" alt=\"Matthew Rae, Perth-Wellington\" class=\"wp-image-186 alignnone size-medium\" \/><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"mailto:matthew.rae@pc.ola.org\" class=\"text-break-email\">matthew.rae@pc.ola.org<\/a><br \/><strong>Tel.:<\/strong> 519-272-0660 <br \/>or <strong><\/strong>416-325-1084 <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ola.org\/en\/members\/all\/matthew-rae\">Full contact info<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81.7046%;\">\n<p>MPP Matthew Rae played an institutional and supportive role in the passage of Ontario\u2019s\u00a0Bill 5, but he was not the bill\u2019s sponsor or lead author. According to the\u00a0Ontario Legislative Assembly records, Rae served as a\u00a0member of the Standing Committee on the Interior, the parliamentary committee tasked with reviewing and amending the bill before it returned to the legislature for third reading and final adoption. This role placed him within the procedural and policy review process where government bills were examined in detail before being reported back to the House.<\/p>\n<p>As a\u00a0Progressive Conservative MPP and Chief Government Whip, Rae\u2019s role also included coordinating government members\u2019 votes and ensuring caucus discipline on major legislative initiatives like Bill 5. His position meant he was responsible for helping maintain party support for the bill\u2019s passage once it reached the voting stages.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stratfordbeaconherald.com\/news\/local-news\/local-environmental-groups-launch-campaign-to-repeal-bill-5\">Rae is facing opposition<\/a> from two Stratford environmental groups, <a href=\"https:\/\/climatemomentum.ca\/\">Climate Momentum<\/a> and the <a href=\"perthcountysustainability.ca\">Perth County Sustainability Hub<\/a>, who have joined forces for a Southwestern Ontario sign campaign. This website is the result of that collaboration, and you can participate by filling out the form at the bottom of this webpage.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Sarnia-Lambton, MPP Bob Bailey&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#0C71C3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-2.42.25-PM.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17.9339%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MPP-Bob-Bailey-281x300.png\" width=\"163\" height=\"174\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-824 alignnone size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MPP-Bob-Bailey-281x300.png 281w, https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MPP-Bob-Bailey.png 438w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"mailto:bob.bailey@pc.ola.org\" class=\"text-break-email\">bob.bailey@pc.ola.org<\/a><br \/><strong>Tel.:<\/strong> 519-337-0051<br \/>or <strong><\/strong>416-325-3040<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ola.org\/en\/members\/all\/robert-bailey\">Full contact info<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 82.0661%;\">\n<p>MPP Bob Bailey was not the author or sponsor of Ontario Bill\u202f5 but he played a supporting role as a government member who voted in favour of the legislation. Hansard records show that\u202fBailey rose to speak during the third reading of Bill\u202f5 on June\u202f 4\u202f, 2025, endorsing the measure as part of the PC government\u2019s economic agenda and supporting Doug \u202fFord\u2019s initiative to fast\u2011track industrial and development projects in designated \u201cSpecial\u202fEconomic\u202fZones\u201d.\u00a0 He had earlier defended the bill in April\u202f 2025 debate (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ola.org\/sites\/default\/files\/node-files\/hansard\/document\/pdf\/2025\/2025-06\/04-JUN-2025_L022A.pdf\">Hansard, p. 58<\/a>), stating it would \u201cprotect Ontario\u201d by promoting investment and streamlining procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Bailey voted in favour of Bill\u202f5 alongside other government MPPs, including Trevor\u202fJones of Chatham\u2011Kent\u2013Leamington, despite criticism that the bill <a href=\"https:\/\/petrolialambtonindependent.ca\/2025\/10\/24\/no-federal-probe-of-york1s-dresden-project\/\">ended the environmental assessment<\/a> for York1\u2019s Dresden landfill project, and despite the fact that Lambton County <a href=\"https:\/\/petrolialambtonindependent.ca\/2025\/06\/04\/bill-which-fast-tracks-development-of-dresden-dump-passes\/\">opposed the legislation<\/a>.\u00a0 Although he was not present for one accelerated procedural vote on limiting debate time, he supported the legislation in its final passage.<\/p>\n<p>Environmental and community organizations such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climateactionsarnialambton.ca\/\">Climate\u202fAction\u202fSarnia\u202fLambton<\/a> publicly urged residents to contact Bailey to oppose the bill\u2019s environmental rollbacks, particularly the repeal of the Endangered\u202fSpecies\u202fAct and loss of oversight for regional projects. Local councils, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deepriver.ca\/userfiles\/file\/2025%2005%2027%20P-W%20Resolution%20-%20Letter%20Re%20Bill%205.pdf\">Plympton\u2011Wyoming<\/a>, also copied correspondence to Bailey while calling for suspension of Bill\u202f5\u2019s enactment.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Waterloo, MPP Catherine Fife&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#0C71C3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20.4046%;\">\n<p><span class=\"field-content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Catherine-Fife-300x225.png\" width=\"203\" height=\"152\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-747 alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"field-content\">Catherine Fife<br \/><\/span><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"mailto:cfife-co@ndp.on.ca\" class=\"text-break-email\">cfife-co@ndp.on.ca<\/a><br \/><\/span><span class=\"field-content\"><strong>Tel.:<\/strong> 519-725-3477<br \/>or 416-325-6913 <\/span><span class=\"field-content\"><\/span><span class=\"field-content\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ola.org\/en\/members\/all\/catherine-fife\">Full contact info<\/a><span class=\"field-content\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5954%;\">\n<div class=\"view-content col-md\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"views-row\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-office-type\">\n<p>MPP Catherine Fife is the Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Waterloo and the Ontario NDP\u2019s Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. She was a key opponent of Ontario Bill 5 throughout its establishment and legislative process; her role was marked by strong, visible opposition and advocacy against the bill&#8217;s provisions.<\/p>\n<p>Fife publicly criticized Bill 5 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ola.org\/en\/legislative-business\/bills\/parliament-44\/session-1\/bill-5\/debates\">Legislature<\/a>, on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/catherinefifeKW\/posts\/opposition-to-bill5-grows-as-city-of-waterloo-joins-the-voices-concerned-with-th\/1092735402676504\/\">social media<\/a>, and in local press statements, calling it a \u201cpower grab\u201d by Premier Ford\u2019s government, a threat to democratic oversight, and harmful to environmental protections and local governance. She actively urged municipalities and citizens to oppose the legislation and participated in NDP tactics such as filibustering committee sessions to slow the bill\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt includes this $5\u2011billion fund tied to the bill and the concept of special economic zones\u2014or, shall I say again, the \u2018special lawless zones\u2019\u2014they will provide government with complete control, including overriding environmental protections\u2026 On Bill 5, the government lost me, because when it started talking about these special lawless zones, with the goal to support more development\u2014it overrides all the protections that were created for a very good reason, and it feels like the Greenbelt all over again.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ola.org\/en\/legislative-business\/house-documents\/parliament-44\/session-1\/2025-05-29\/hansard\">Hansard 2025may29<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#0a5172&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/matthieu-petiard-fSUiELRw9l0-unsplash-scaled.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|15px||16px|false|false&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||2px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Do you know how to make a presentation to your local council? Here are some resources:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3366ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ontarionature.org\/making-a-delegation\/page\/1\" style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Ontario Nature&#8217;s help sheet<\/a> <\/span>for making a delegation to your city council.<\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#0a5172&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/repealbill5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/matthieu-petiard-fSUiELRw9l0-unsplash-scaled.jpg&#8221; 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