Ford’s Bill 5 – A Webinar On What it Means and What We Can Do Now

An Invite to All from Ontario Nature, a province-wide citizen advocacy group for protecting and preserving our natural heritage

Posted June 25^th, 2025 on Niagara At Large

Join us on Wednesday, July 9th from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., to learn about the implications of Bill 5.

The sweeping bill  amends several pieces of legislation and creates new laws. Most significantly it eliminates the Endangered Species Act and replaces it with a much weaker and performative Species Conservation Act.

It also creates the Special Economic Zones Act, which allows Cabinet to exempt projects from all provincial laws, regulations and municipal bylaws with no guardrails or criteria.

At this free webinar, we will discuss how we can collectively get Bill 5 overturned now that it passed on June 4, 2025. You will hear from:

•             * Abram Benedict, Ontario Regional Chief
•             * Carolynn Crawley, Co-founder of Turtle Protectors and founder of Msit No’kmaq
•             * Tony Morris, Ontario Nature’s Conservation Policy and Campaigns Director

To Register, click on –  <https://ontarionature.thankyou4caring.org/page.redir?target=https%3a%2f%2fus06web.zoom.us%2fwebinar%2fregister%2fWN_SU_VEC2kRIONS5ILK3wj3g%23%2fregistration&srcid=62379&srctid=1&erid=16719283&trid=0214c938-9452-4686-b697-d13d7b0691a0> today to save your spot!

If you’re unable to make it to the live presentation and would like to watch at a time of your choosing, please register <https://ontarionature.thankyou4caring.org/page.redir?target=https%3a%2f%2fus06web.zoom.us%2fwebinar%2fregister%2fWN_SU_VEC2kRIONS5ILK3wj3g%23%2fregistration&srcid=62379&srctid=1&erid=16719283&trid=0214c938-9452-4686-b697-d13d7b0691a0> and we will email you a link to the recording.

We hope you can join us for this important event!

About Ontario Nature – Since it was established as the Federation of Ontario Naturalists in 1931, Ontario Nature has been a champion for nature.

Our vision is simple: An Ontario where nature inspires and sustains us for generations to come.

Mission – To protect wild species and wild spaces through conservation, education and public engagement.

A registered charity (# 10737 8952 RR0001), Ontario Nature represents more than 30,000 members and supporters, and 150 member groups from across Ontario

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