Special Economic Zones and Bill 5 Threaten the Rule of Law

Special Economic Zones and Bill 5 threaten the rule of law

Premier Ford seems to be working with the playbook of an authoritarian regime.

Unlimited power? Comparing the federal and provincial Bill 5s

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s federal Bill C-5 and Premier Doug Ford’s Ontario Bill 5 both promise to cut through red tape, but legal experts say one comes with some constitutional guardrails, while the other may go off the rails entirely.

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 25th, 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 an…

Do special economic zones really work? Economists break down Doug Ford’s controversial Bill 5

In just 49 days, the Doug Ford PC government pushed through Bill 5, despite strong opposition from Indigenous communities, legal experts, civil society organizations and environmental advocates.

Do special economic zones really work? Economists break down Doug Ford’s controversial Bill 5 - The Turtle Island News

By Anushka Yadav, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Pointer In just 49 days, the Doug Ford PC government pushed through Bill 5, despite strong opposition from Indigenous communities, legal experts, civil society organizations and environmental advocates. The justification? The Premier and his PC MPPs have declared that Ontario is engaged in an “economic war” with the United States, and extraordinary measures are necessary. But critics sa…