I am outraged that my…

I am outraged that my Ontario government is introducing such a bill which will exempt developers of commercial or industrial projects from regulations protecting the Greenbelt. In addition developers could be exempted from regulations under the Clean Water Act, which was introduced after the Walkerton tragedy.

During the election campaign Premier Ford promised that the Greenbelt was safe in his hands. This action flatly contradicts such a statement.

These regulations were brought in for very good reasons - to protect our farmland, to protect our water supply and to prevent urban sprawl. I remind Premier Ford that the Clean Water Act was brought in after the tragic deaths caused by a previous Ontario government which was intent on slashing “red tape”. Will the current government require further tragedies in order to remind them why regulations are often a good thing?