Water Watchers is a small but mighty group in S. Ontario that has led the fight against Nestlé water bottling. While Nestlé did quit and sell to Blue Triton another company, the fight continues. All new companies must apply for a water-taking permit but Ford's Cons want to bypass that and continue business as usual.
This is their notice of joining with other groups including 14 First Nations as Co-Intervenor Status on a new Legal Case against Federal Bill C5 and Ontario Bill 5.
These are the Resource Wars and we're all the front lines and the main victims wherever you reside in Canada.
These court challenges need funding and Water Watchers is worth sending some $$ to.
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"Water Watchers is excited to announce we are joining forces with 14 First Nations and several eNGOs like Sierra Club Canada to support the forthcoming legal challenge against Bills 5 & C-5. This is Water Watchers' first time as an official party to a legal challenge and marks an exciting new chapter in our solidarity work － one where we don't just show up together on the frontlines or in decision-makers' email inboxes, but also in the court room.
Canada’s Building Canada Act (Bill C5 federally, Bill 5 in Ontario) was passed quietly and quickly—without consultation, without consent, and without accountability. Behind its bureaucratic name hides a dangerous truth: these pieces of legislation give sweeping, unchecked powers to the federal and provincial governments to bypass environmental protections, fast-track extractive mega-projects, and ignore their constitutional duty to consult Indigenous Nations. In short, it legalizes the suspension of democracy in the name of economic recovery and national security. It weaponizes the language of “streamlining” to erase the very processes that were designed to protect land, waters, and Indigenous rights.
Bill C-5 (federal) and Bill 5 (Ontario):
Undermines Section 35 of the Constitution and UNDRIP implementation
Nullifies environmental impact assessments for major projects
Shields destructive development—like the Ring of Fire—from scrutiny or accountability
Deepens economic coercion among First Nations, forcing consent under duress
Empowers Cabinet to override key federal laws without public or judicial oversight
If this legislation is allowed to stand, it will set precedent for the expansion of fascistic governance under the guise of efficiency. It erodes the foundational tenets of Indigenous sovereignty, democratic process, and ecological stewardship. That's why Water Watchers is joining as a co-intervenor and fighting to ensure we don't enter an age of reconciliation rollbacks.
We are also helping shape an emergent coalition of Indigenous water protectors and settler allies, weaving our leadership and ways of knowing to ensure our most sacred relationships with the land and water will endure for generations to come. Stay tuned as we begin sharing more from this burgeoning collective space for environmental defence and Indigenous sovereignty."
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