Doug Ford Government Touts $3B for Indigenous Loans a Day Before Hearings on the Controversial Bill Fast-Tracking Mining Projects

Doug Ford government touts $3B for Indigenous loans a day before hearings on the controversial bill fast-tracking mining projects

With legislative hearings on Bill 5, the "Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act," beginning Thursday at Queen's Park, Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives appear mindful it is contentious.

Letter: Stop Doug Ford’s Bill 5

Imagine the Town of Goderich was declared a special economic zone under the Ford government’s proposed Bill 5.

Letter: Does the rule of law even matter?

The premier is at it again. Our province has introduced the new omnibus Bill 5, called the “Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act.” Bill 5 gives the premier, cabinet, and their trusted proponents (Friends? Developers?) over-reaching authority over communities to do what they want in any place at any time and for any reason they decide. This certainly does not sound democratic or legal, nor does it involve consultation with residents in t…

LETTER: Ontario’s Bill 5 is an unprecedented power grab

Doug Ford vowed to protect Ontario from President Donald Trump’s threats... he forgot to tell us he would suspend the rule of law to do so.

First Nations warn of conflict if Ontario proceeds with Bill 5

'They’re looking for a world of opposition from First Nations in Ontario that are not going to just sit idly by': First Nations leadership publicly slams proposed bill that would cut 'red tape' for economic projects — and potentially erode treaty rights

Event - Concerned citizens presents Rally to Oppose Bill 5 at Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks in Peterborough

Thursday, May 22, 2025 - Awareness: Concerned citizens presents Rally to Oppose Bill 5 from 4 - 5:30 p.m. at Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (300 Water St., Peterborough, K9J 3C7). A rally outside the offices of the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks Species at Risk Branch on World Biodiversity Day to oppose Bill 5 ("Special Economic Zones Act, 2025"), a proposed new law that would allow the Ontario governmen…