I am commenting on the…

I am commenting on the proposed amendments to the Rebuilding Ontario Place Act, 2023

I am opposed to Schedule 8 of the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025, exempting every project tied to the Ontario Place redevelopment (an any enterprise or activity that furthers the Ontario Place site) from Part II of the Environmental Bill of Rights,1993.

Part II of the Environmental Bill of Rights specifically outlines "minimum levels of public participation that must be met before the Government of Ontario makes decisions on certain kinds of environmentally significant proposals for policies, Acts, regulations and instruments." Schedule 8 will completely eliminate public participation, as well as eliminating informing the public about environmentally significant activities specifically with regard to Ontario Place.

This proposed amendment is to benefit private sector initiatives, and is not in the public interest nor the interest of our environment. I am calling on the Government of Ontario to remove Schedule 8 of the new Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025.

Remember, there are no private company profits on a dead planet. Government serves the people, and the people are served by having the right to a healthy environment. We cannot have an economic system that sacrifices nature for economic growth, it is self-destructive.