Write and call the Premier and your MPP!
There is much concern about the Ontario Government’s proposed legislation of Bills 5 and 17, and rightly so. For example,
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Bill 5, also known as the “Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act”, has environmental critics, Indigenous groups, and municipalities worried. For example, Bill 5 proposes special economic zones where the Premier and Cabinet could avoid environmental assessments, and proceed with more urban sprawl on farmland and other destructive projects such as superhighway 413.
- Bill 17, the “Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act”, seeks to make building new homes easier - but affordability will remain an issue. In Canada, affordable housing refers to living spaces that are financially accessible to people with a median household income ($68,400). Bill 17 will not solve homelessness, and do little to offset the desperate need for affordable housing.
To better understand Bill 5 and the reaction from a number of critics, please visit CBC's news item Doug Ford's controversial Bill 5: Here's what you need to know , by Mike Crawley* and posted on May 28, 2025.
Silence is acquiescence!
Write and call the Premier and your MPP and tell them you oppose Bill 5 and Bill 17. Remind them that they were elected to act in our best interests, protect the less fortunate and the environment, and support a just future.