It seems to me that this…

It seems to me that this Bill is the “easy way out” for the Ford government. Why not put more work into finding areas within existing cities and communities, like “brown” sites/spaces to rebuild on? Stripping wetlands of their protection and designations may provide you with your bandaid solution to housing but will create greater challenges and suffering for future generations. This Bill seems very shortsighted to me and lacks depth and a basic understanding of healthy ecosystems. Without wetlands, we will see great loss in species diversity, healthy water systems, habitat, and not to mention the general beauty of these places. Yes, there is a housing “shortage”. But there is an issue with affordable housing and sustainable housing in Ontario. Who benefits from this Bill that removes protections along waterfronts? Certainly not the people trying to find an affordable and sustainable option to live in. I know in our community, it’s the people who want to build McMansions on the waterfront that may benefit from this, no one else. It’s time we start to see more than just dollar signs when we look at land and water. If we don’t, we won’t have anyone to live in these waterside housing developments because the water will be so polluted, the shoreline eroded, and no one will
Be able to do anything about it because you didn’t listen to the cries to stop and think about the people you say you’re trying to support. This bill supports one thing, greed.