Provincial Bill 5: Protecting Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025 will be one of the topics of discussion during Tuesday’s upcoming meeting of Prince Edward County Council.
Councillor Kate MacNaughton is putting forward a motion to have council oppose the bill in its current form, citing issues including the reduction of environmental protections, taking authority away from local councils, and adverse impacts on the rights to first nations.
The motion put forward calls on council to urge the province to not reduce environmental protections, encourage clean energy development, and to further define how the special economic zones the bill refers to will work.
If passed, the motion calls for a copy of the motion to be sent to several provincial politicians, including Premier Doug Ford and Stephen Lecce, Minister of Energy and Mines.
