Bill 5: The Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act
Bill 5: The Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act is a piece of provincial legislation proposed by the Ontario government.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- June 2025: The legislation aims to create Special Economic Zones where environmental and labour regulations can be bypassed to accelerate industrial development. Critics argue the bill violates the constitutional duty to consult Indigenous Peoples and ignores established Treaty rights. The act proposes to replace the Endangered Species Act with a new framework that shifts decision-making power from scientists to political officials. The Anishinabek Nation and other First Nation organizations have called for the immediate withdrawal of this legislation.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Letter to the Editor: Bill 5 is a threat to Northern Ontario", Anishinabek News, 3 June 2025 (archived copy; original article).