The government rammed it through, shut down every voice,
Ignored the people’s will, denied our choice.
First Nations warned them, but they did not hear,
Now the land is crying, and the sky sheds tears.
Forests fall in silence, rivers running dry,
Bees are fewer now, and winds no longer sigh.
If we stay quiet, who will speak for the trees?
If we stay silent, who will guard the seas?
Chorus
Oh, Ontario, rise strong, the land has cried too long,
For the waters, for the trees, for all that breathes.
We can turn back the tide, we can right the wrong,
Raise your voice, stand tall, make Bill 5 fall.
They call them “Economic Zones” — exemptions dressed as growth,
Where no law dares to enter, stealing youth and hope.
No duty to consult, no hearings held,
Just a pen in a hand deciding our world.
The Nations’ rights are fading, damage has begun,
How can we build tomorrow when today’s undone?
Every forest cut, every meadow burned,
Is a lesson ignored, a future unlearned.
Chorus
Final Rally Verse
Oh, Ontario, stand tall, we’ve fought and won before,
Like the Greenbelt nights when people took the floor.
We can overturn this bill, we can heal it all,
Let our voices rise, let the truth live on.
We will never stop fighting — until our rights are strong,
We will never stop fighting — until Bill 5 is gone.
Final Chorus (Repeat to fade)
Oh, Ontario, rise strong, the land has cried too long,
For the waters, for the trees, for all that breathes.
We can turn back the tide, we can right the wrong,
Raise your voice, stand tall, make Bill 5 fall.
Raise your voice, stand tall, make Bill 5 fall.
