The proposed changes to the…

The proposed changes to the Ontario Heritage Act are poorly thought out in connection with housing affordability and amount to grave consequences for Ontario's heritage and associated risks to economic development spin-offs, including tourism benefits, construction, jobs and more. If developers have their way, the legislation will contribute to an increase in landfill through demolition, an increased strain on more resources to replace buildings, and exacerbated climate change that this government seems to have no regard for.

If the province wants to create a built environment that is chaotic, haphazard and with 'missing teeth', this piece of legislation will no doubt achieve that coupled with Bill 23, obliterating what makes our communities very special in terms of stories, legacy, attraction and architectural interest.

Heritage is not the liability that Doug Ford and Steve Clark paint a grim picture of, in terms of building more housing. Please cancel the proposed legislation NOW and let's work together to figure out a way forward that doesn't hold a loaded gun to the special and unique heritage of Ontario.