I am writing to strongly…

I am writing to strongly oppose Bill 66 - this is a terrible bill! This bill is meant to just benefit big developers but it's putting all of us at risk of contaminated water (we all remember Walkerton), exposure to toxic chemicals, and it puts millions of hectares of natural habitat, natural areas, wetlands at risk. Once these areas are developed, there's no turning back. What's going to happen to all the animals? We are already having the most rapid decline in wildlife species in history with the rate of species extinction happening more rapidly than ever. We're also suffering from climate change so paving over green space is the absolute worse thing that you can do for the environment and climate. The Ontario government has always vowed to keep out Green Belt intact. Please think long-term and not just short-term financial gains! Once the environment is destroyed, there's not turning back. Look at Texas, they paved over everything including natural swamps and wetlands and look at the floods they suffer from. Canada is beautiful for it's natural environment, please do not destroy it single handedly with a very irresponsible bill that makes no sense at all and it is so short-sighted. A lot of thought and expertise was put into creating the Greenbelt Act, the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act, the Clean Water Act and the Great Lakes Protection Act - this one bill undermines all the efforts that have been taken to protect our very precious environment. Stop Bill 66 now, please.