LETTER: Bill 5 an example of how premier's actions 'parrot Trump'

LETTER: Bill 5 an example of how premier's actions 'parrot Trump'

Legislation 'would certainly unleash the decimation, if not total destruction, of any number of plants and animals,' says letter writer

Opposition mounts over Bill 5

Other major environmental players have jumped into fight against Ontario's plans to circumvent environmental controls with the sweeping powers of Bill 5.

Speaking out against Ford’s proposed Bill 5

You may have heard about Doug Ford’s proposed Bill 5. But maybe not, since it was sneaked on to the Legislative Agenda over the Easter weekend. Bill 5 gives one of Ford’s hand-picked ministers the power to suspend all provincial laws in a designated geographic location – and this location could be Napanee.  This means no laws regulating provincial taxes, sale of public lands, prisons, hospitals, property and civil rights, civil and criminal just…

Township of Lake of Bays prepares to implement 'Strong Mayor Powers' legislation - Huntsville Doppler

Lake of Bays Mayor Terry Glove described Ontario’s expansion of the ‘Strong Mayor Powers’ legislation, which significantly expands the power and duties of the head of council, as stressful. “This new legislation puts a phenomenal amount of stress on whoever the mayor is because you can expect that with the complications of how it works… people will just come forward and say ‘hey, you’re the mayor. You can veto things, you can put things, you can…

Ontario’s anti-nature Bill 5 will send threats to at-risk birds soaring

Every May, the season’s change becomes palpable all across Ontario. You start waking up to birdsong outside your window and glimpsing familiar figures in bright breeding plumage returned to the neighbourhood. Migratory birds signal spring’s arrival, helping make this time of year feel so vital and magical. Unfortunately, this spring these birds are returning to a province where their future seems increasingly uncertain, especially for species at…

Say No To Bill 5’s Dangerous Overreach

Dear Editor, Doug Ford’s government is threatening Ontario’s democratic integrity, along with vital natural heritage and farmland (again). Bill 5, the “Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025” proposes to significantly impact the Endangered Species Act and replace it with a development-focused framework that will weaken protections for at-risk wildlife and habitats. Additionally, Bill 5 undermines public and Indigenous consultation, …