--- title: "Stop Bill 5: Don’t Let Ford Gut the Endangered Species Act" description: Email Premier Doug Ford and your MPP to urge them to stop Bill 5, a bill that would gut the Endangered Species Act. image: https://act.greenpeace.ca/hubfs/Doug%20Ford%20Bill5%20-%20EN-min.png --- [![Greenpeace](https://act.greenpeace.ca/hubfs/raw_assets/public/anseo_greenpeace_landing_page_theme/assets/gp-logo.svg)](https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en) En [Fr](https://act.greenpeace.ca/fr-ca/stop-projet-loi-5) # Don’t Let Ford Gut the Endangered Species Act ## Send an email to Ontario Premier Doug Ford and your MPP now! **The introduction of Bill 5 is an unprecedented assault on nature, environmental protection, Indigenous rights and democracy in Ontario, and a clear signal that the provincial government, much like Trump, prioritizes corporate profits over the well-being of people and nature.**  If passed, Bill 5 risks fast-tracking major development projects by creating lawless zones where hand-picked corporations could be [exempt from provincial law](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ontarios-proposed-special-economic-zones-are-antidemocratic-power-grab/), in direct [affront](https://www.google.com/search?q=bill+5ontario+indigenous+rights&rlz=1C1GCEA_enCA1154CA1154&oq=bill+5ontario+indigenous+rights&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCwgAEEUYChg5GKABMgkIARAhGAoYoAEyCQgCECEYChigAdIBCDMxMDFqMGo5qAIAsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) to Indigenous rights.  Bill 5 also risks expediting mining activities and aims to [repeal the Endangered Species Act](https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-endangered-species-act-repealed/), putting Ontario’s 249[plants and animals at risk of great danger](https://www.ontario.ca/document/2023-review-progress-towards-protection-and-recovery-ontarios-species-risk).  This proposal isn’t the path to a healthy and resilient future. It’s Trump-style deregulation dressed up as progress, trading nature for profit and political gain. We cannot let that happen.  **Nature is not a backdrop, it is the heartbeat of the land we call Canada, and shapes our life, our culture and our identity.** Protecting nature is essential to building resilient communities and recognizing the sovereignty and stewardship of Indigenous Peoples on this land. This is the future we want and what Ford and the Ontario government need to hear. **Tell Premier Ford and your MPP: stop trading nature for profit, and stop Bill 5!** ## Email Doug Ford and your MPP ✔ Sign Donate Share ## You're a hero! Just one more question: Our work is 100% funded by people like you. We're completely independent from corporate or political donations. Will you chip in regularly to help protect and preserve nature? 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