During the election campaign…

During the election campaign, Doug Ford promised to protect the Greenbelt yet within a few short months of the election, it is now fully "OPEN FOR BUSINESS". This is most disappointing, although I cannot say "unexpected".
As I understand this proposed legislation, municipalities will be able to pass a zoning bylaw (ZBL), with the approval of the Minister of Municipal Affairs, to permit fast-tracked employment development without regard to environmental protections. Conformity/ consistency with the Greenbelt Plan, Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan, Provincial Policy Statement, Growth Plan and Source Water Protection Plans is not required. This bill maintains that money trumps everything, including our children's futures.
Municipalities across the GTA have identified and designated employment lands within the 2041 planning horizon, much of which remains undeveloped and vacant at this time. Under this new proposed legislation, these currently designated employment lands should be required to develop FIRST rather than allowing them to remain vacant and leap-frogging development into new employment areas. I have worked with the development industry for many years. So many lands have been designated for employment uses for years often with conditions for development, yet the landowners (developers) have done nothing over all of these years to bring them to a "build-ready state". Any "blame" should rest on the shoulders of the developers but the Province has fully bought into their ruse.
What is to stop municipalities from opening up large expanses of new employment lands within the Greenbelt area, and then re-designating vacant existing employment lands for "other uses"?
Is the act of 'building' residential subdivisions going to be considered "employment" and ultimately be permitted anywhere under this legislation?
How will servicing (water, sewers, roads) keep up with these new employment areas scattered anywhere and everywhere? Many areas currently being planned do not have servicing capacity for 5 to 10 (or more) years. To bring servicing in to one-off (scattered) areas will be expensive and a poor municipal investment.
Wetlands and woodlands play a significant role in the hydrologic cycle and water attenuation reducing run-off and attenuating flood flows and are critical to the prevention of flooding and erosion. Given that the ORM and Greenbelt policies will not apply under this legislation, developers will be permitted to fill in wetlands, cut down woodlands and pipe watercourses at whim (because these features are often considered "inconvenient"). Will they be exempt from ensuring their developments don't cause flooding or erosion to downstream property owners (because that's exactly what wetlands do, attenuate flood waters)?
Under this legislation, there is NO PROTECTION for landowners (the "little guy") who suddenly find themselves living beside a new industrial use that is excessively noisy, or polluting. There is no recourse because their is no appeal process. This is a one-sided legislation for the sole purpose of appeasing big developers. Massive changes are required to make this legislation protect the interests of the general public including "the little guy". Please put the TIME and effort into making it fair, balanced and thoughtful.