This would be disastrous for…

This would be disastrous for Ontario. It seems to be coming straight from developers mouths, as they would be the only ones benefitting. PSWs are deemed provincially significant for a reason. Allowing for the reevaluation and turning some of the powers to municipalities - who will not have the staff or knowledge - is dangerous. Not only for the species at risk and the habitats in the wetland. It is dangerous and unethical for the province to be contemplating allowing more shoddily-built homes to go up on wetlands. Those homes will not last. They will have no 'nature' remaining, except for small, fenced backyards with new trees planting where they won't thrive, and where a wetland once stood. Wetlands are key in mitigating disaster, and these houses will not be able to withstand the disasters that come. This is quite frankly nothing more than a disgusting money grab - Ontario doesn't need more homes quick, we need more rent control and fewer people buying up properties to sit empty or use as rentals. I have absolutely no idea who thought this would be a good idea. It makes me so sad to see Ontario continue down this road. Wetlands are the lungs of Ontario, not blank spaces for overly priced suburbs with houses bigger than anyone needs, no greenspace, no culture. Add to that the threat to CAs and I can just picture these suburbs flooding the year they are built.