There is no need to destroy…

There is no need to destroy the province's built heritage to provide new housing. Heritage buildings can be repurposed and renovated successfully for housing and/or to enhance new residential buildings. Excellent examples of this can be found throughout Toronto (ie Cooper Mansion, Selby Hotel and a number of churches converted to residential units amongst many others). Renovation and repurposing is also faster and much less environmentally damaging.

The time frames set out in this legislation to designate listed properties is too short to be achievable and will result in tens of thousands of listed sites losing what little protection they have.

You should recognize that tourists do not visit cities to see a lot of ticky-tacky faux chateaus or boring glass box condo buildings. This short sighted bill will have a negative impact on the tourist industry. If history and beauty aren't important, the financial implications should be considered.

Bill 23 should be repealed for this and many other reasons.