[Sundaycommunity] Fwd: Bill 5 could end the Rule of Law in Ontario!

[Tina Neves]

I did already thank you

On Thu, May 1, 2025, 6:37 PM Catherine Walther via Sundaycommunity <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> You may want to sign this. Catherine
>
> When life wins there will be no losers. A'Ida Shibli
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> From: Phil Pothen <yourstoprotect at act.environmentaldefence.ca>
> Date: Thu, May 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
> Subject: Bill 5 could end the Rule of Law in Ontario!
> To: <catherine.walther at gmail.com>
>
>
> Let’s stop the Bill 5 Power Grab!
> Let’s stop the Bill 5 Power Grab!
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> [image: Aerial shot of farmland and a river, text reading 'YTP Week']
> Let’s stop the Bill 5 Power Grab!
>
> Just before the Easter weekend, Premier Doug Ford introduced Bill 5, *Protect
> Ontario by Unleashing the Economy Act*. *This legislation would let
> anyone the cabinet chooses evade provincial and municipal laws. *It will
> also repeal the *Endangered Species Act*, and empower the premier to
> kneecap wind and solar development, keeping Ontario dependent on U.S.
> fracked gas.
>
> *Read Environmental Defence’s statement by Phil Pothen and Alienor Rougeot*
> <https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/s/8088350/nGSBxZ2Ow>
>
> Stop this unprecedented and deeply undemocratic rollback of the rule of
> law and send a letter to your MPP and Premier Ford today!
> Take Action <https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/s/8088351/nGSBxZ2Ow>
>
> [image: Stop the Bill 5 Power Grab Webinar Banner]
> Bill 5 Webinar on May 7th
>
> Bill 5 is a complex and sprawling omnibus bill filled with different
> flavors of awful. It has implications for endangered species and clean
> energy, but also for the rule of law Indigenous rights. We’re doing a one
> hour webinar on* May 7th at 7p.m* to break it down and answer all your
> questions. Speakers and details will be announced soon, but you can save
> your spot now.
> Register for the Webinar
> <https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/s/8088352/nGSBxZ2Ow>
> [image: Mid Rise housing in Toronto]
> Come walk with us! We’re having a Janes Walk in Toronto
>
> Environmental Defence’s very own Phil Pothen will be hosting a Janes Walk
> this weekend about Mid-Rise housing as a viable solution to the Housing
> Shortage in Ontario.
>
> When: *May 3rd 2025 from 4:30p.m - 6 p.m *
>
> Where: *Lillian H Smith Park, 239 College St, Toronto
> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/239+College+St,+Toronto?entry=gmail&source=g>*
>
> You can read more about it here:
> https://www.janeswalkfestivalto.com/saturday-may-3-2025/missing-middle-midrise-housing
> Visit the Janes Walk Website
> <https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/s/8088353/nGSBxZ2Ow>
> [image: Subdivision backing onto forestry]
> Premier Ford is expanding “Strong Mayor” Powers to 169 Small Towns
>
> Ontario’s government is proposing a new law that would give mayors in 169
> small towns “Strong Mayor” powers. What does this mean? With these new
> powers, small town mayors could be granted authority to override elected
> councils to approve sprawl developments and veto infill or non-market
> housing developments that those elected councils have approved. This
> undemocratic law could lead to widespread corruption, continued housing
> shortages and the destruction of the province's remaining farmland.
>
> *Read Phil Pothen’s Blog*
> <https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/s/8088354/nGSBxZ2Ow>* about what it
> means for these towns to have “Strong Mayor” Powers.*
> Read More <https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/s/8088355/nGSBxZ2Ow>
> [image: Office of the Integrity Commission of Ontario with multi-colored
> ring logo.]
> More Integrity Commissioner findings around the Greenbelt Scandal
>
> The Integrity Commissioner of Ontario has banned John Mutton, former Mayor
> of Clarington, from lobbying for two years. According to the commissioner's
> findings, between 2021 and 2023, the former mayor repeatedly failed to
> register after lobbying to get clients’ land removed from the Greenbelt or
> be subject to a Minister’s Zoning Order, which overrides municipal
> decisions and accelerates development.
>
> Read More <https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/s/8088356/nGSBxZ2Ow>
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