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Indigenous land protectors and allies in September 2025 at the Here We Stand encampment in Treaty 9 territory, in northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire. (Legal Advocates for Nature’s Defence/Eleven North Visuals)

Ontario’s Bill 5 erodes good governance in the province

Kristen Lowitt, Queen's University, Ontario

Ontario’s Bill 5 eliminates key environmental protections and grants the provincial government sweeping powers to fast-track development with little to no oversight.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford dons a toque following a press conference with Chief Sonny Gagnon of Aroland First Nation at Queens Park, the provincial legislature, in Toronto on Jan. 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

‘Canada is not for sale’ — but new Ontario law prioritizes profits over environmental and Indigenous rights

Martina Jakubchik-Paloheimo, York University, Canada

Bill 5 and C-5 threaten to bypass environmental safeguards and the duty to consult with Indigenous communities for the sake of short-term profits.

Related Topics

  1. Bill C-69
  2. energy projects
  3. First Nations
  4. Indigenous rights
  5. Indigenous treaty rights
  6. Natural resources
  7. Ontario

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