On May 26th, 2025, The Ontario government has introduced Bill 26, the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Amendment Act, 2025 and it is a serious threat to everything this petition was created to protect.

The bill creates a new category called “Adventure Class Parks.” It sounds like a win for riders and outdoor users, but it is not. It is a quiet way to reclassify Crown land and hand it over to a system of permits, fees, restrictions, and government control.

You cannot protect access by redesignating land into something it never needed to be. Crown land already allows recreation, tourism, industry, and responsible use. Bill 26 puts that balance at risk.

This bill threatens:

• Public access to the trails and land we use

• Interprovincial travel and tourism that supports rural communities

• Industrial activity like logging, mining, and aggregate, which are the backbone of many local economies

Bill 26 is not about preserving nature. It is about creating a framework to control and eventually restrict it.

Crown land is already working. The only thing that needs changing is the legislation that threatens to take it away.

➡️ Read Bill 26 here: https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-44/session-1/bill-26

➡️ Email your MPP and demand they oppose this bill find your member of provincial parliament here https://www.ola.org/en/members

Crown land is not a park. It is not a reserve. It is not a tool for red tape. It is for everyone, and it is not up for discussion!

— Citizens for Crown Land Protection

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