<html><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><table role="presentation" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal;"><tbody><tr><td></td><td width="550"><div class="asset-masthead" data-lpos="asset|header" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: none; margin: 0px auto; width: 690px; padding: 0px;"><header class="asset-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: min(960px, 100%); max-width: none; margin: 0px auto;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;"><h1 itemprop="headline" class="headline" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 44px; margin: 20px 0px 10px; font-family: var(--font-daily-serif); line-height: 48px; word-spacing: -0.5px; letter-spacing: -0.25px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span id="opinionHeadline" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(156, 102, 0); cursor: pointer;">Opinion | </span>Ontarians have just lost core democratic protections — and few realize it</span></h1></div><div class="asset-summary" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 16px 0px 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.47;">Bill 5 lets Premier Doug Ford designate any piece of land in Ontario a “special economic zone.” Inside that zone, Ford and his cabinet can override any provincial law.</p></div><div class="meta" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 26px; margin-bottom: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px;"><div class="metaPrimary metaInstance1" data-lpos="asset|header" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><div class="metaContainer" data-pubinfo="null" style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.4px; display: flex; column-gap: 10px; font-size: 14px; align-items: center;"><div class="assetUpdated" style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span class="inline-block icon-updated" style="box-sizing: border-box; object-fit: contain; display: inline-block; width: 10px; height: 12px; background-image: url("../../images/icons/updated.svg"); background-position: center center; background-size: contain; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin-bottom: -1px; margin-right: 3px;"><br></span></div><div class="iconsContainer" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; gap: 12px; align-items: center;"><div class="assetConversations hidden-print" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="comment-indicator" style="box-sizing: border-box; object-fit: contain; margin-right: 2px; display: inline-block; width: 24px; height: 20px; background-image: url("../../images/icons/indicator-icon-aggregation-blue-heavy.svg"); background-position: center center; background-size: auto; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin-bottom: -6px; font-size: 12px; cursor: pointer;"></span><span class="conversation-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; cursor: pointer;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer;"></span></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></header></div><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-right: -15px; margin-left: -15px;"><div class="tsArticleContainer star true" data-length="19" data-lpos="asset|body" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Merriweather Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div id="tncms-region-article_top" class="tncms-region hidden-print" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><div class="articleMainArt" data-lpos="asset|main-multimedia" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: min(690px, 100%); max-width: none; margin: 0px auto;"><div class="asset-photo card" data-lpos="asset|main-multimedia" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 690px; margin-bottom: 20px; position: relative;"><figure class="photo layout-horizontal hover-expand letterbox-style-default" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: pointer; position: relative;"><span class="expand hidden-print" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".modal-83038b6f-6b16-5caa-a69b-5e149e5939c5" style="box-sizing: border-box; transition: 0.25s ease-out; opacity: 0; z-index: 99; position: absolute; top: 10px; left: 10px; background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 5px 10px; border-radius: 5px; font-size: 18px !important;"><svg class="tnt-svg tnt-expand tnt-w-14" aria-hidden="true" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="expand" role="presentation" xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 448 512" data-fa-i2svg=""><path fill="currentColor" d="M0 180V56c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h124c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v40c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12H64v84c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12H12c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12zM288 44v40c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h84v84c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h40c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24H300c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12zm148 276h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v84h-84c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v40c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h124c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V332c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12zM160 468v-40c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12H64v-84c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12H12c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v124c0 13.3 10.7 24 24 24h124c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z"></path></svg></span><div class="image" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".modal-83038b6f-6b16-5caa-a69b-5e149e5939c5" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85);"><div itemprop="image" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/therecord.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/30/83038b6f-6b16-5caa-a69b-5e149e5939c5/685309ae6d534.image.jpg?resize=400%2C267" srcset="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/therecord.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/30/83038b6f-6b16-5caa-a69b-5e149e5939c5/685309ae6d534.image.jpg?resize=150%2C100 150w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/therecord.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/30/83038b6f-6b16-5caa-a69b-5e149e5939c5/685309ae6d534.image.jpg?resize=200%2C133 200w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/therecord.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/30/83038b6f-6b16-5caa-a69b-5e149e5939c5/685309ae6d534.image.jpg?resize=225%2C150 225w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/therecord.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/30/83038b6f-6b16-5caa-a69b-5e149e5939c5/685309ae6d534.image.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/therecord.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/30/83038b6f-6b16-5caa-a69b-5e149e5939c5/685309ae6d534.image.jpg?resize=400%2C267 400w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/therecord.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/30/83038b6f-6b16-5caa-a69b-5e149e5939c5/685309ae6d534.image.jpg?resize=540%2C360 540w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/therecord.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/30/83038b6f-6b16-5caa-a69b-5e149e5939c5/685309ae6d534.image.jpg?resize=640%2C427 640w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/therecord.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/30/83038b6f-6b16-5caa-a69b-5e149e5939c5/685309ae6d534.image.jpg?resize=750%2C500 750w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/therecord.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/30/83038b6f-6b16-5caa-a69b-5e149e5939c5/685309ae6d534.image.jpg?resize=990%2C660 990w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/therecord.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/30/83038b6f-6b16-5caa-a69b-5e149e5939c5/685309ae6d534.image.jpg?resize=1035%2C690 1035w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/therecord.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/30/83038b6f-6b16-5caa-a69b-5e149e5939c5/685309ae6d534.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C800 1200w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/therecord.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/30/83038b6f-6b16-5caa-a69b-5e149e5939c5/685309ae6d534.image.jpg?resize=1333%2C888 1333w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/therecord.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/30/83038b6f-6b16-5caa-a69b-5e149e5939c5/685309ae6d534.image.jpg?resize=1476%2C984 1476w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/therecord.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/30/83038b6f-6b16-5caa-a69b-5e149e5939c5/685309ae6d534.image.jpg 2008w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 1140px, calc(100vw - 30px)" width="1763" height="1175" alt="Bill 5 protest.JPG" class="img-responsive full tnt-restrict-img-83038b6f-6b16-5caa-a69b-5e149e5939c5 default" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; vertical-align: middle; display: block; max-width: 1763px; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; width: 690px;"></div></div><figcaption class="captionNew" id="mainCaption_83038b6f-6b16-5caa-a69b-5e149e5939c5" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; height: auto; overflow: hidden; max-width: 690px; width: 690px; padding-top: 16px; font-family: var(--font-daily-sans); transition: height 0.5s; overflow-wrap: break-word; line-height: 20px; letter-spacing: 0em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 16px; cursor: initial;"><span class="caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; max-width: 95%;">Indigenous leaders speak outside of Queens Park on June 4 after Premier Doug Ford’s government passed its controversial Bill 5 to fast-track development of mines and infrastructure. “Until June 4, Ontario had a system designed to ensure no one — not even the premier — was above the law. Our legal frameworks were meant to apply equally. But with Bill 5, that principle is shattered. The premier now has the tools to govern by exception,” write David Crombie, John Sewell, Barbara Hall, Anne Golden and Ken Greenberg.</div></span><span class="credit" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="tnt-byline" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Nick Lachance Toronto Star </span></span><span class="clearfix" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></figcaption><hr style="box-sizing: content-box; height: 0px; margin: 16px 0px 24px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) currentcolor currentcolor; border-image: none;"></figure></div></div><div id="tncms-region-article_top_content" class="tncms-region hidden-print" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><div id="asset-content" data-asset-uuid="9a3d3004-203f-599b-a843-db78b620293c" class="tsArticle" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-top: 24px;"><div class="asset-body" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 690px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; margin: 0px auto; position: relative !important;"><div class="article-pe-author-detail-container" data-lpos="asset|header" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; row-gap: 16px; align-items: center; flex-wrap: nowrap; margin-bottom: 24px; line-height: 20px;"><div class="articlePublication" data-section="publications/toronto_star" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex-basis: auto; flex-shrink: 0; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin-right: 16px;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>