In general, this proposal to…

In general, this proposal to changes to the OHA is confusing and convoluted. If this truly applies to provincially owned and culturally significant buildings, then the MCM would be the ultimate decision-maker. However, it does seem to also apply to some privately owned buildings as it mentions "property owners" for which the MCM should have no input.
It is common knowledge that the Heritage Registers for most municipalities are woefully behind schedule, sometimes many years behind schedule because it takes knowledgeable and experienced individuals to perform the required assessments to put a building/bridge/park on the register. The new legislation would be more credible if it offered the time, budget and experts to allow municipalities to complete their commitments to the register.
Of course, people should have decent housing, but the demolition of Ontario's culturally distinctive features is NOT the answer. Changing the regulations to allow faster demolition, with fewer requirements and oversight by the LGIC is NOT the answer either. Once these buildings are destroyed, Ontario's history is also destroyed. We have already lost too many important buildings in the name of 'development' or 'improvement'. Please do not continue in this vein. The only ones who prosper from these changes are the developers.
Municipalities are supposed to work in conjunction with the MCM as it pertains to Cultural Heritage Districts and make it easier to insert 'missing middle housing' in the middle of a CHD. Stop right there!! Do you know/appreciate that many municipalities are able to prosper from the streetscapes, from the heritage buildings by participating in fundraisers, in films and movies (many studios coming from the US to use our protected spaces) and maintain the tax base which the province needs. The changes you propose could drastically impact the ability for municipalities to prosper.
This last paragraph applies to all the proposals: the province, the provincial Ministers and the LGIC have no intimate knowledge of the cities or towns where they propose to interfere. They should not be able to simply blow into town and order the indiscriminate demolition of a building. The decisions must be the responsibilities of the City Councils and the citizens of those towns. They will decide how housing density goals will be met. They will decide how and where to house newcomers. Please remove these amendments as they do not support "More Homes Built Faster"; they only support "More Buildings and History Destroyed Faster".
The province has no business meddling in the affairs of municipalities, when it is self-evident that the province has no idea what it is doing.