The South Armour Heights…

The South Armour Heights Residents' Association (SAHRA) of Toronto supports the requests of the City of Toronto, the Large Urban Mayors' Caucus of Ontario, the Federation of North Toronto Residents' Associations, the Confederation of Ratepayers and Residents Associations, the Federation of Urban Neighbourhoods, other municipal and resident associations and many citizens of Ontario that the Province extend the imposed June 1 deadline to allow adequate time for review and to suggest modifications to the proposed Bill 108. Failing that, we are opposed to Bill 108 in its present form. The changes proposed in Bill 108 will have significant impact on our residents. The Bill is all encompassing, involving 13 Acts including this Act. As stated by other organizations, despite its title, Bill 108 does very little to support an increased supply of affordable housing. Bill 108 is a response to requests by the development industry to reduce citizen and municipal input, control and appeal rights through changes to the Planning Act, the local Appeals Tribunal Act and the Development Charges Act, at the same time as severely reducing environmental and heritage protections by restricting and limiting Conservation Authority oversight, the Environmental Assessment Act, the Endangered Species Act and the Ontario Heritage Act.