I am concerned about the…

I am concerned about the proposed changes to the Planning Act that would allow municipalities to make a great number of decisions without oversight at the provincial level, and without needing to notify the public or get input from the public. I am a resident of Ontario, and believe that protecting our natural environment is of key importance. I am asking that proposed changes to the Planning Act be removed from what is essentially an omnibus bill, and considered separately with a separate comment period.

Protecting the environment is hardly mentioned at all with respect to Planning Act proposed changes, and yet a number of paragraphs are devoted to building and site plan issues; this seems strange and short-sighted. I did not see where "prescribed purpose" for use of land was defined - this seems unclear.

I am also deeply concerned that the Bill itself notes a number of excluded sections to various existing Acts, but does not link to that information, so that it is unclear, without a great deal of research, what is being referred to. All information referring to other parts of the Planning Act or other legislation should be hyperlinked, so that is is clear what is being proposed.