I am writing as an Ontario…

I am writing as an Ontario citizen and a taxpayer, to express my concern, and more accurately my complete disagreement, with Bill23.

In short, this Bill must not be passed!

Bill23 will have a multitude of negative downstream impacts as it opens up the potential for unchecked development, while closing off important elements necessary to guarantee a liveable future for all Ontarians.

Without question, Bill23 and the decreased oversight it promotes, will amplify the already-increasing risks we can anticipate from climate change.

Bill23 and the accompanying policy changes spell disaster for the farmland and natural areas that sustain us.

If passed, these changes will set land use planning back decades and will stymie societal efforts to address the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss through enlightened environmental planning and decision-making.

Putting this Bill forward under the promise of a “build homes faster” plan to address a gap in affordable homes, is sneaky labelling at best. At worst, it’s a gross overstatement, quite simply a lie about what the policies within the Bill actually address—none of it a path to more affordable housing.

Bill23, and the resulting activities that would occur once it passes, will do irreparable harm from which Ontario will never be able to recover.

It is incumbent upon the government serving its public to do what’s best for its citizens in the short- and long-term.

What’s best here? Scrap Bill23!

Candice
Beaches - East York Resident