To Whom It May Concern, Bill…

To Whom It May Concern,

Bill 212 is appalling and an insult to democracy. It is simply something that was unfathomable just a few years ago that we would have a provincial government that would have so little regard for its citizens and rule of law that it would
- take land and property without due process and likely even fair compensation,
- impose massively punitive fines on citizens who speak out or who are struggling to find housing after their homes have been taken from them by the government,
- permit the government entry into private homes and property without any permission or warrants,
- use force to take possession of citizens private land.

The precedents this Bill will set should be concerning for every Canadian and our personal rights need to be restored and not handed to billionaire developers.

There are so many other troubling aspects to this bill:
- the promotion of farmland and environmental destruction to build planet destroying polluting highways when we know we must change to sustainable public transportation,
- the reduction of environmental assessments when we need to be doing more to protect remaining species - not less,
- the removal of very successful bike lanes when we need to be promoting active transportation - not discouraging it.

This is a shameful Bill that will be studied by future generations to try to understand just how corrupt and misguided our provincial government has become no longer working in the best public interest and removing even more rights from citizens.

Please withdraw this Bill completely and focus on building the sustainable, survivable future our children need.

Thank you!

P.S. I have attached the excellent letter from the Town Of Caledon expressing even more concerns with this Bill and offering many good suggestions for much needed improvement.