Dear Government of Ontario,…

Dear Government of Ontario,

I believe that Bill 66 should and has to be stop before it does any damage to the citizens of Ontario, the Economy of Ontario, and Environment of Ontario. The bill infringes on our precious democracy and laws that hold us together and without them, our society would fall into chaos.

Firstly, this law allows municipality governments to create any laws without the consent of the community and once approved, can not be repealed. Projects also don't have to comply with regulations that were made through the hard work of past governments. For example, new projects or laws can be implemented with disregarding the Clean Water Act, Great Lakes Protection Act, and Lake Simcoe Protection Act, acts meant o not only protect aquatic ecosystems, however, also protect the health of the water for citizens of Ontario. How can a government disregard tragedies such as the Walkerton Tragedy; the E. Coli bacteria outbreak in the water in Ontario.

However, this is the tip of the iceberg. This law, if passed, will derail the economy and growth of Ontario. One of the major things that Bill 66 would bypass is the Greenbelt Act, a key act to not only protect forests, however, also protect the farmland of multiple people. Imagine, hundreds of people forced to relocate and unemployed because of urban sprawl. This might be a reality because of this bill. Also, governments should focus on building apartment complexes near work-spaces and providing work for people to solve other issues such as rising house prices, the time going to work, and homelessness. In addition to this, the government of Ontario should also work on providing better transportation so Ontario can decrease it's carbon footprint, as well as providing more money to companies and more time for employees with their families.

However, probably the most important, the most damaging part of Bill 66 is it's threat to the environment. Bill 66 would cut important regulations, acts, and laws protecting the environment; who doesn't have a word in this; from ourselves. Such regulations include: Toxics Reduction Act, Clean Water Act, Greenbelt Act, 2005, Great Lakes Protection Act, Lake Simcoe Protection Act, 2008, Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act, 2001, Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016. These acts not only help us protect us from destroying and corrupting our fragile environment, however, it also helps us go on the path for fighting Climate Change, the real enemy. Only by becoming climate-resilient and helping other become it as well, may we not only progress as a nation, however, write another chapter in humanity. The environment is sacred and beautiful, and the mere presence of Bill 66 threatens it for our generation and generations to come.

As I hope the government can see that if Bill 66 is passed, then it would mean the utter destruction and loss for Ontario. This bill threaten the citizens, economy, and environment of Ontario. Now I will end my comment with a question: How can we progress economically, if there is nowhere to progress? How can we progress if there is no one and nothing left to progress? Finally, if we strip the province of it's citizens of their rights, then what are we? A dictatorship that means on destroying the very fragile land and environment we live in harmony with? For I personally wouldn't want to be apart of this mad and corrupt force.