As humanity spreads…

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As humanity spreads throughout our countryside, we, as a society, must maintain open and natural spaces for our well-being and the protection of wildlife. Certain aspects of our lives do not have dollar signs associated with their value. Greenspace was intentionally set aside to benefit ourselves and future generations from the ravages of temporary greed.
The act states that it is meant to ... "stimulate business investment, create good jobs, and make Ontario more competitive by cutting unnecessary regulations that are inefficient, inflexible or out of date." In rebuttal, I would say that i) business should plan their investment within the confines of current laws and not benefit by using 'free public space", ... ii) creating 'good' jobs implies that there are leisure activities using Greenspace as part of those lifestyles, ... and iii) that regulations were put into place for a reason and who, by the way, defines "inefficient, inflexible or out of date'(?), certainly it should NOT be politicians or businesses leaders, whose own self-interests will be served.
If Ontario is to remain a great place to live .... and to work, then the protection of our natural world is essential.