The proposed changes would…

The proposed changes would be devastating for heritage in Ontario. No only do the changes seem geared toward a bull-dozer and build mindset, dropping listed properties from the heritage register if they're not designated within 2 years is just folly. The area in which I live, which has a rich military and cultural history (very popular crossing for the Underground Railroad) has dozens of properties on the register but Council designates 1 - 2 of those properties per year. We have already seen historic homes demolished to make way for apartment buildings and do those buildings fit the stated goal to "make housing accessible to all Canadians?" Absolutely not. Losing instead of using heritage to provide homes for Canadians that are accessible is just foolishness. Requiring two of the legislated criteria will go a long way to further erase landscape of "hidden history" homes (Black, Indigenous, multicultural and 2SLGBTQIA+).

You must reconsider the proposed changes. Please, if they can't be taken from the table, postpone and allow the people with knowledge to come forward to educate.