Milk Act to Bike Month: How Liberals are trying to slow Bill 5 with 4,000 amendments [Video]

The Ontario Liberals have tabled more than 4,000 amendments to the province’s controversial Bill 5 in a last-gasp attempt to slow its progress during the final day of committee and force the government to delay passing it into law.

Bill 5 is the Ford government’s mining legislation, which has sparked protests from First Nations leaders and environmental advocates over the planned creation of so-called special economic zones, where projects and companies could bypass laws.

The proposed legislation’s final day of committee hearings is Tuesday, with plans from the government to pass it into law before the end of the week, when MPPs rise for the summer break.

The legislation got stuck in committee last week, after the Liberals and NDP came together to run out the clock on debate and force another day of hearings on the bill.

In response, the government tabled a time allocation motion, which cancels debate on any further …