What Ontario’s New Controversial Bill C-5 Is About

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has long been vocal about his desire to build new roads and see more energy and mining projects come to fruition in his province and he now has the legislation in place to set these plans in motion.

Ford’s Progressive Conservative government was successful in its bid to pass Bill 5, a piece of legislation that allows the province to exempt companies or projects from compliance with any provincial law, provincial regulation, or municipal bylaw. The bill has received heavy criticism by the opposition parties, First Nations groups, and activists.