I strongly oppose Bill 212…

I strongly oppose Bill 212.

Schedule 3 would exempt the Highway 413 Project and associated work from the Environmental Assessment Act, cause major sections of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 to not apply, and further cause portions of the Planning Act to not apply.

This project poses significant risks to priceless natural resources, communities, and farmland - with ambiguous positive impacts. It should be subject to assessment under the Environmental Assessment Act, and community consultation per the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993. The potential costs, both fiscal and environmental, are enormous.

I urge the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy to amend or remove Schedule 3 from this Bill, and have contacted my MPP.