From the Ontario New Democratic Party:
The Ontario government is fast-tracking Bill 5 — legislation that would trample Indigenous rights, weaken labour laws, gut environmental protections, and bypass public oversight. Together we can stop it! Send an email to the government here.
From the Green Party of Ontario:
Doug Ford is days away from passing Bill 5 — a dangerous law that would gut protections for endangered species, create lawless zones for insider developers, and violate the constitutional rights of Indigenous nations.
If passed, Bill 5 would fast-track destructive development without full environmental assessments or public input. It threatens our water, wildlife, and democratic rights... click here to tell Premier Ford to scrap the bill.
From Ecojustice:
Premier Doug Ford’s Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act (Bill 5) is about to unleash a suite of laws that are dangerous, and threaten Ontario’s environment, endangered species, and Indigenous rights.
Ford is giving himself unchecked power, rolling back hard-won protections, and pushing Ontario in the wrong direction. Tell the government to withdraw this devastating bill.
From Environmental Defence:
Bill 5 would give the Premier’s friends special permissions to ignore all provincial and municipal laws, including those that protect our farms, forests, wetlands and endangered wildlife.
No guardrails. No accountability. Just the Premier and his friends bulldozing their way across our province.
Speak out against the Bill 5 power grab!
From Legal Advocates for Nature's Defence (LAND):
Ontario’s recently introduced Bill 5 has disturbing implications for the protection of nature and effectively muzzles dissent and community voices.
If passed, Bill 5 would exempt entire regions from provincial laws and environmental safeguards through the creation of “special economic zones” – such as those in and around the proposed Ring of Fire mining development. It would also repeal the Endangered Species Act, replacing it with a weaker, voluntary regime and terminate the environmental assessment for a major mining project in the Ring of Fire, the Eagle’s Nest mine.
Add your voice to the call for a withdrawal of Bill 5 here.
From the Wildlands League:
As Trump threatens us, Ford’s response is to grab Trump-like powers by proposing a new omnibus bill that if passed would gut protections for vulnerable wildlife, fast track mining and development projects, trample Indigenous rights, silence local voices and create law-free zones for trusted proponents or areas as designated by Cabinet.
Bill 5 has little to do with Trump tariffs and everything to do with recklessly and irresponsibly clearing the legislative and regulatory paths for industry and other chosen proponents.
From Water Watchers:
Doug Ford’s latest legislation, Bill 5, is the next step in his ongoing assault through massive omnibus bills to dismantle decades of environmental protections. Posed as a response to Trump tariffs and the need for economic growth, this bill is actually about cutting corners and silencing the voices of those who stand to protect the lands and waters we rely on.
This bill is about giving his government sweeping powers to push through projects without proper oversight.
If passed, Bill 5 would allow Ford to bypass the Greenbelt Act, and make it easier for destructive developments to move ahead without full environmental assessments or meaningful public input. It weakens Indigenous consultation, threatens our water sources, and jeopardizes local farmland and wildlife.
Add your name to the call to stop Bill 5 | 
