TORONTO — On the first day of the Legislative Assembly’s Fall session, representatives from Ontario Nature, Legal Advocates for Nature’s Defence, National Farmers Union – Ontario and the Canadian Union of Public Employees Ontario are presenting a formal petition with 1,706 signatories to the Legislative Assembly calling on the Government of Ontario to repeal Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act. Bill 5 infringes on Indigenous rights, gives unchecked powers to provincial ministers, dismantles protections for at-risk species, overrides municipal planning and undermines democratic processes. “Bill 5 threatens the long-term sustainability and well-being of Ontario under the guise of addressing economic uncertainty. Bill 5 is a step in the wrong direction that will further threaten Ontario’s most vulnerable species. We need economic solutions that operate in harmony with nature, not in conflict,” said Tony Morris, Conservation Policy and Campaigns Director, Ontario Nature