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Mike Schreiner, Leader of the Green Party of Ontario and MPP for Guelph, is the first Green MPP elected to the Ontario Legislature in 2018.
Ontario Greens Leader Mike Schreiner calls on Ford government to shelve Bill 5
May 1, 2025
QUEEN'S PARK — In question period today, Ontario Greens Leader Mike Schreiner demanded Premier Ford shelve Bill 5.
“The Special Economic Zones in Bill 5 will give Cabinet unprecedented powers to allow hand-picked corporations to ignore ANY law — including labour, health and safety standards, environmental rules, local and provincial planning laws.
These zones will have zero legislative oversight, zero rules, and zero consultation with everyday people and First Nations.
I will work across party lines to fight Trump, but not with a bill that is a race to the bottom.
Schreiner posed his question to the Premier, “will the Premier shelve Bill 5 and come up with a plan that speeds up projects responsibly, democratically and in a way that respects First Nations?”
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