Stop Bill C-5

Therefore, we, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to:

  1. Immediately halt the passage of Bill C-5.

  2. Remove any clauses that would let Ministers to override constitutional rights, environmental regulations, or labour protections;

  3. Uphold Indigenous peoples' right to Free, Prior, and Informed Consent on all projects impacting their lands, and waters;

  4. Reject the concentration of power in Cabinet at the expense of public oversight, democratic accountability, and the rule of law.

 

Will you sign?

Bill C-5 would make Stephen Harper blush. This ultra-conservative Bill, tabled by Carney's Liberals would:

  • Let Cabinet Ministers bypass existing laws and override constitutional obligations;

  • Let the federal government move resource extraction projects forward without Indigenous Peoples' Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC).

  • Let the federal government violate Section 35 of Canada's Constitution — Rights of the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada;

  • Let Ministers ignore protections for water, air, biodiversity, and climate change;

  • Undermines federal health and safety regulations, putting workers, communities, and ecosystems at risk;

With support from Poilievre's Conservatives, Carney Liberals have fast-tracked Bill C-5 through Parliament. It had minimal consultation. This silenced concerns from Indigenous leaders, legal scholars, environmental scientists, and health advocates;

The Chiefs of Ontario, the Assembly of First Nations, and civil society organizations strongly oppose this bill.