I have lived in or near the…

I have lived in or near the Ontario Greenbelt for over 10 years, and have seen the negative impact of poor consultation and decision-making by our municipalities first hand. Further removing checks and balances for our municipalities is fundamentally anti-democratic, and will put some of the most culturally and environmentally important lands in our province at risk. Schedule 10 of this bill, and specifically the open-for-business planning tool must be removed from bill 66 as it will allow municipalities to override existing legislation and sacrifice the medium and long-term prosperity of our communities for short-term gain

This bill will not open up Ontario for business, and rather risks closing huge areas of the province down for future prosperity in the next 5 - 10 years.