“A government that was trying to do something in an ethical way wouldn’t have brought in legislation like #Bill5 ... to develop these deposits” says Anna Baggio.

🔗 More on how ON’s “most ethical resources on Earth” claim measures up against its actions in the Ring of Fire: bit.ly/4rL1Ox8

5 more First Nations join legal challenge against Bill 5 and C-5 | CBC News Five more First Nations have joined a court challenge against new federal and provincial laws aimed at fast-tracking development saying they threaten Indigenous rights.

#cdnpoli #cdncourts 5 more First Nations join legal challenge against #Bill5 and #BillC5 www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
Fast-tracking development laws give governments 'absolute power,’ says lead counsel

Ontario breaks new ground by letting politicians decide when history will be protected | CBC News In Ontario, where ancient Indigenous burial grounds and village sites lie beneath rapidly expanding suburbs, the government has granted itself powers to bypass archaeological protections, raising fear...

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It's a shift that, for the first time, places millennia-old Indigenous history under direct political control and raises the alarm among experts and First Nations that cultural and burial sites could be erased in the name of economic growth.

#Bill5 #Ontario #DougFord

Withdraw Bill 5, premier! | RNAO.ca Call on the premier to withdraw Bill 5 to protect the rights of those living here now and preserve the land for future generations

➡️respect the rights, culture & history of First Nations in Ontario – whose land this has been since time immemorial
➡️honour your duty to consult

👉🏾EVERYBODY: Urge the premier to withdraw #Bill5 now: RNAO.ca/policy/actio...

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Oh yes, the Ford govt family& friends will get loads of “mileage“ from this #Bill5 — they’re only getting started.

"...devastating #health effects on those who swim, paddle, and gather in the area."

The Ford govt pushed through #Bill5, allowing them to sidestep the requirement for public consultation AND #Environmental assessments. 😡

#GreatLakes #LakeOntario #WaterPollution
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Good deal. Ford's fast tracking would probably be disastrous for First Nation's because Ford only cares about one thing, and that's money. No one is above it and no one is below it. #fordgovernment #corrupt #onpoli #mining #bill5 #treaty9

Young people will speak up in court after leaders stayed silent about Ontario development bill - Prince Albert Daily Herald Sonal GuptaLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterCanada's National Observer Ramon Kataquapit says it was the silence from his First Nation leaders after Ontario introduced legislation to fast-track land development, that ultimately rallied other young people in his community to take charge of their future. From Attawapiskat First Nation, Kataquapit, 23, said others in Treaty 9 also felt

Young people will speak up in court after leaders stayed silent about Ontario development bill


#Bill5 #CommunityNewspaper #courts #LJIReporter #PADailyHerald
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Dear everyone,

⚠️#Bill5 must be stopped.

There is no justification for jeopardizing the health & wellbeing of the communities that we all – nurses & politicians, alike – are sworn to serve.

🆘Join us – urge Premier Doug Ford to withdraw Bill 5 now: RNAO.ca/policy/actio...

#DidYouKnow: #Bill5 potentially strips Ontarians & First Nations living in Ontario of labour protections, human rights & treaty rights. It also leaves Ontario’s environment & natural species unprotected, exposing our province & people to ecological disaster.
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A doc produced by Legal Advocates For Nature's Defence to highlight 'Here We Stand', a land protest led by my cousin's son Jeronimo Kataquapit. Proud to see my family in this production.

#indigenous #firstnations #attawapiskat #nishnawbe #mushkegowuk #onpoli #canpoli #bill5

youtu.be/QPmwBveOAn8

#Bill5 must be stopped.

There is no justification for jeopardizing the health & wellbeing of the communities that we all – nurses & politicians, alike – are sworn to serve.

Calling everyone — join our call: RNAO.ca/policy/actio...

@LhamoDolkar2023 @SueLeBeau1 @DorisGrinspun

➡️respect the rights, culture & history of First Nations in Ontario – whose land this has been since time immemorial
➡️honour your duty to consult

👉🏾EVERYBODY: Urge the premier to withdraw #Bill5 now: RNAO.ca/policy/actio...

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#DidYouKnow: #Bill5 potentially strips Ontarians & First Nations living in Ontario of labour protections, human rights & treaty rights. It also leaves Ontario’s environment & natural species unprotected, exposing our province & people to ecological disaster.
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Letter to the Editor: Bill 5 is dangerous to democracy Letter writer Mike Sullivan says the provincial government needs to repeal its "undemocratic" Bill 5

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#Ontario #Bill5 is dangerous to
Democracy

Dear everyone,

⚠️#Bill5 must be stopped.

There is no justification for jeopardizing the health & wellbeing of the communities that we all – nurses & politicians, alike – are sworn to serve.

🆘Join us – urge Premier Doug Ford to withdraw Bill 5 now: RNAO.ca/policy/actio...

Only five populations of the beautiful wood-poppy remain in Canada—all in Ontario 🌼 One population is down to a single plant, and now a developer has bought land home to another.
Learn how #Bill5 threatens the wood-poppy and how we can help repeal it:

ontarionature.org/the-impact-o...

#RepealBill5

#Bill5 must be stopped.

There is no justification for jeopardizing the health & wellbeing of the communities that we all – nurses & politicians, alike – are sworn to serve.

Calling everyone — join our call: RNAO.ca/policy/actio...

@LhamoDolkar2023 @SueLeBeau1 @DorisGrinspun

Ontario to consolidate conservation authorities, create new oversight agency Ontario is proposing to consolidate its 36 conservation authorities into seven, a move the environment minister insists will improve services and result in no job losses.

#Ontario #ConservationAreas
NOBODY knows environmental issues like ‘the locals’
Reducing Authorities from 36 to 7 (!) will ensure those pesky ENV Assessments all pass
#DougFord ☎️ 24/7 416-325-1941 💻 correspondence.premier.gov.on.ca/en/feedback/... 🔚 #onPoli #water #environment #Bill5 #ClimateCrisis

It’s #Halloween, but the scariest thing in Ontario today isn’t the ghosts, ghouls or vampires...it’s Doug Ford’s #Bill5. 👻 👹 🧛🏻

While kids go door to door for treats, Premier Ford is opening the door to developers.

The dangerous path of Ontario’s special economic zones | The Narwhal The Doug Ford government is pushing ahead with rules under Bill 5 to allow special economic zones, despite global examples of harm to land and people

From Mexico to China, global examples of areas where laws are lifted in the name of economic development have seen people and the environment suffer — but the Ford government is still pressing ahead with Bill 5

#onpoli #specialeconomiczones #Bill5 #dougford

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Are you ready for the loss of healthy wetlands, watersheds, peatlands and endangered species in Ontario? Learn more about the dangers of SEZ in #bill5

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@thenarwhal.ca
#stopbill5

First Nations leaders condemn Ontario legislation they say could backfire on major project development First Nations leaders believe damage has already been done by the passage of controversial Ontario legislation Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025.But they remain hopeful that ...

“It's about us giving them a share of what's generated from our resources. We have to turn the table. This is our land. We will share with them. It's not the other way around."

#Indigenous #FirstNations #Bill5 #ONpoli #Ontario #majorprojects #development

Learn the latest news on Bill 5 at the Stratford and Perth County Groups uniting against Bill 5 website: repealbill5.ca/index.php/la...

#bill5
#StopBill5

The Special Economic Zones give the Ford government the ability to ignore archaelogical studies, Indigenous consultations, & environmental protections.

Have your say, write letters to the Editor & share your work with their online tool: repealbill5.ca/index.php/le...

#FridayFact
#Bill5
#StopBill5

On the shores of the Attawapiskat River, Wildlands League is standing in solidarity with Indigenous grassroots leaders who have set up a permanent camp to re-assert their presence on the land and stand up against Ontario’s #Bill5.

Hear from our Conservation Director, Anna Baggio 👇

There are around 25,000 polar bears in Canada, which represents 60 per cent of the world population for the species. (Elisha Dacey/CBC)

The Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat is the largest facility of its kind dedicated solely to polar bears. (Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat)

Ontario’s #Bill5 threatens the province's polar bears, says environmental group

There are between 800 and 1,000 wild polar bears in #Ontario

#Canada 🇨🇦 #PolarBears #ONpoli #Cdnpoli #AnimalWelfare #DougFord #Wildlife #EndangeredSpeciesAct #AnimalRights #AnimalLaw

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Doug Ford says he cares about animals evidence says otherwise Doug Ford said he is an animal lover on October 1st during a press conference with Gretchen Whitmer when asked about the Federal Government’s decision regarding Beluga Whales and Marine land.

Doug Ford is not an animal lover despite claims #ontpoli #Bill5

@kakaow.bsky.social & @sarahharmer.bsky.social at a recent #Bill5 info session @thespirekingston.bsky.social. @naturesdefence.bsky.social @kingstonlive.bsky.social

'Youth keep getting stronger': Fight against Bill 5 continues – Kingston News (Kingston, Ontario) When Ramon Kataquapit took the stage in Kingston, he spoke about ladders. Not the kind used for climbing rooftops, but the kind each generation builds for the next.

#ICYMI
“We’ve always been experimented on, whether physically or through legislation,” Ramon Kataquapit told those gathered in #Kingston last week.
“These bills can set a dangerous precedent for the future.” #onpoli #Bill5 #RingOfFire #YGK

Details: www.kingstonist.com/news/youth-k...