Ontario Place I am writing…

Ontario Place
I am writing to object in the strongest possible way to the proposed exemptions from the Environmental Bill of Rights that will remove the right of Ontarians to be advised of, or to comment on, any required permits at Ontario Place, on or off site, to support the project.

The Environmental Bill of Rights exists to ensure that Ontario's environment in all its forms is protected for future generations. As this applies to Ontario Place, thousands of Ontarians have spoken out about their concerns related to protection of this fragile waterfront ecosystem. They have provided well-informed, intelligent commentary along with realistic and reasonable alternatives to the government's current plans. This move not only deprives citizens of their rights but the government of valuable community knowledge.

The proposal is not in the public interest, compromises the future of this critical waterfront site and serves only to benefit the private interests of foreign companies. Instead it represents one more compromise in environmental protection, and citizen's rights to be informed, at a time when Ontario along with the rest of the planet is facing a climate and biodiversity crisis.

General home building
In addition, I am concerned about the move the prioritize building houses without any regard to our environment, bypassing environmental assessments, impacting the future for our children. The guidelines are in place for a good reason, so seek local input and ensure no environmental sensitive area is disturbed with negative long term impacts. I agree building homes is a priority but is not the only priority. In addition, the move to allow mayors or the Premier to bypass all guidelines whenever they feel like it is very scary, and very much like the Trump way. Not the Canada Way!