#Media: Advocates from civil liberties, treaty rights and environmental organizations gathered at Queen’s Park to oppose the Ontario government’s proposed Bill 5.
Full statement following today's press conference from Queens Park here 🔽
environmentaldefence.ca/2025/05/12/bil…
Full statement following today's press conference from Queens Park here 🔽
environmentaldefence.ca/2025/05/12/bil…
@JoelWAbram, Grand Chief at the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians:
“We cannot and will not support development that bypasses consultation, ignores our rights and puts the environment and our heritage at risk. We call on the Ontario government to immediately pause Bill 5. Ontario cannot legislate away its responsibilities.”
“We cannot and will not support development that bypasses consultation, ignores our rights and puts the environment and our heritage at risk. We call on the Ontario government to immediately pause Bill 5. Ontario cannot legislate away its responsibilities.”
@DuffConacher, Co-founder of @DemocracyWatchr:
“The bill is dangerously undemocratic as it proposes to give the Ford cabinet unconstitutional, king-like powers to change any law without a review or vote of approval by Ontario’s legislature, and also proposes to prohibit anyone from going to court to challenge the cabinet’s abuses of power.”
“The bill is dangerously undemocratic as it proposes to give the Ford cabinet unconstitutional, king-like powers to change any law without a review or vote of approval by Ontario’s legislature, and also proposes to prohibit anyone from going to court to challenge the cabinet’s abuses of power.”
Michel J. Koostachin, Founder of @FARcoalition:
“It is our duty and responsibility to protect our Mother Earth, our water, that gives us life. We have seen what greed did to our traditional territory and the contamination caused by De Beers’ mining projects to our river. We have a duty to stand up and protect these lands. They are not just resources to be extracted – they are living, breathing relatives that sustain us all.”
“It is our duty and responsibility to protect our Mother Earth, our water, that gives us life. We have seen what greed did to our traditional territory and the contamination caused by De Beers’ mining projects to our river. We have a duty to stand up and protect these lands. They are not just resources to be extracted – they are living, breathing relatives that sustain us all.”
Gary Quisses, Chief of @NeskantagaFN
“Neskantaga stands in opposition to this Bill. We will fight the bulldozers that the Ford Government wants to fast-track. Even if you take away all your environmental laws and protections – our laws live on. Our people will meet you on the land. These are our homelands and our consent has not been provided to cross the river system of our homelands. Premier Ford keeps saying Canada is not for sale—we say our lands are actually not for sale.”
“Neskantaga stands in opposition to this Bill. We will fight the bulldozers that the Ford Government wants to fast-track. Even if you take away all your environmental laws and protections – our laws live on. Our people will meet you on the land. These are our homelands and our consent has not been provided to cross the river system of our homelands. Premier Ford keeps saying Canada is not for sale—we say our lands are actually not for sale.”
@CanadaGray, Executive Director of @envirodefence
“Premier Ford promised to protect Ontario, but Bill 5 breaks that promise. He’s making it easier for his friends to pave over farms, forests and wetlands and wipe out endangered species without any guardrails. Just like we did with the Greenbelt, we need to come together to stop his attack.”
“Premier Ford promised to protect Ontario, but Bill 5 breaks that promise. He’s making it easier for his friends to pave over farms, forests and wetlands and wipe out endangered species without any guardrails. Just like we did with the Greenbelt, we need to come together to stop his attack.”
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
