Ontario Nature Blog

During a global climate and biodiversity crisis, Ontario’s 2025 budget, introduced as Bill 24, Plan to Protect Ontario Act, fails to deliver critical investments in nature protection and conservation. Instead, it slashes funding for essential services like emergency preparedness and forest firefighting while passing environmental conservation costs from proponents to taxpayers. Here’s what you need ...

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The Government’s of Ontario’s Bill 5 — dubbed the “Protecting Ontario by Unleashing its Economy Act”— isn’t just a reckless step toward unchecked development. It’s a sweeping attack on Haudenosaunee rights, environmental protections, and democratic governance in Ontario. For the Haudenosaunee, it signals a dangerous regression — one where colonialism is repackaged as “economic growth,” ...

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In Ontario, everyone has an interest in, and indeed, the right to speak up for matters impacting the fundamentals of life: air, soil, water and wildlife. These rights are protected under the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 which obligates the Ontario government to consult the public on matters of environmental significance using a platform called ...

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After years of neglect, endangered species in Ontario are facing their biggest threat in a generation in the form of Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025. If passed, Bill 5 would scrap the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and create “special economic zones” where developers and resource companies would be exempt ...

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The lethal impact of toxic rodenticides reaches far beyond their intended target: rodents. Like other pesticides, scientists are uncovering just how ubiquitous rodenticides are in the environment. The sight of the black bait station boxes outside buildings is so common that people may not pay them much attention. Some pest control companies make people believe ...

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