When I saw the Indigenous gentleman Sol Mamakwa, the MPP for Kiiwetinoong and a member of the New Democratic Party kicked out of Queens Park just for standing up and speaking his mind about Ford’s new proposed fast track development of crown lands [Bill-5 Ontario& Bill-C5 Federal].
According to Co-Pilot
🏗️ Creation of Special Economic Zones
- Bill 5 allows Ontario to designate certain areas as “special economic zones,” where the government can suspend or override existing municipal and provincial laws.
- These zones are intended to fast-track development projects, especially those tied to resource extraction or large infrastructure.
⚠️ Risk to Local Oversight and Indigenous Rights
- Municipalities lose a say in land-use planning, environmental regulations, and community consultation.
- Indigenous communities are particularly alarmed, as the bill could bypass the duty to consult on development that affects treaty lands or traditional territories.
🧭 Potential Constitutional Conflicts
- Critics argue it may violate Indigenous constitutional rights, which require meaningful consultation and accommodation.
- That’s part of why several First Nations are challenging it in court—they believe it sets a dangerous precedent.
💼 Economic vs. Ethical Debate
- Supporters of the bill frame it as boosting investment and economic growth.
- Opponents see it as undermining democratic processes and Indigenous sovereignty in the name of expediency.
It’s the classic friction between streamlining development and upholding rights and accountability.
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My Take:
In the end the head honchos are centralizing power to Toronto and Ottawa. Basically eliminating the community or grassroots approach or can be seen as a danger of such a policy.
Theirs a whole lot of gold yonder, North of em hills!
No one is not for no economic development but communities affected have rights and indigenous treaty rights too. So, yes, even in the white community regular folk will miss out and that is why this is very important. Eliminating the grassroots will place too much power in the Provincial and Federal spheres and destroy our democracy. The local level of politic is the most democratic and one where political party does not have a role in most instances. Eliminating the local is another way the feds are trying to grab as much money as they can away from communities which can prosper, self govern and prosper with those funds. Do the feds need to control our communities next. This is an abuse of power and centralization can only bee seen as a way to bureaucratize its power top down eliminating the small decision makers. Democracy is not an economic system its more complicated than that and I’m sure our democracy will crumble or this nation as it stands if this bill goes through.
What is more important than Bill-C5?
Election Reform
Alienation of the West
Quebec
Confederation as it stands.
Meech lake where art though….big mistake now centralization is looking like Ottawa needs to control everything after a loose federation lasted so long.
So, I am raising the alarm bell. Canada will be no more if this bill goes through. Centralizing power in Ottawa is tyranny one more peg in the PM’s arsenal and crown as the Kind Dictator as Jean Chretien was coined not too long ago.
Centralizing power means people do no want to be in this country anymore or the feds see centralizing power as a way to prevent local input. Loosen the reins and see where they go. Canada use to trust its populace now the people are the enemy of the state no sober second opinion I guess.
I am a proud Canadian and this is a sad day that I even had to write about this.
B Freethinkers 