After reviewing the proposed…

After reviewing the proposed changes, please note that I vehemently oppose all proposed deletions, additions and changes. It is clear that the proposed changes will only benefit private corporations in the short term seeking to invest and develop our provincial watershed and wetland systems. The current protections as they exist ensure safe freshwater, drinking water, and groundwater, upon which the entire province depends on for safe access to water and food. Furthermore, countless academic, federal and provincial publications and research have established that the development of protected wetlands leads to the destruction of current infrastructure through flooding and erosion. This will surely cost individuals, investors, the province and insurance a catastrophic amount of financial harm as a result. One resource included for your review esta price of $8000 in damages per acre of developed wetland.
I reject the push to develop these resources as the thousands of acres of land in Ontario have already met current guidelines and are approved for development. However, investors are not developing these lands.
This is not an issue that should be left to individual members of the public, investors, landowners or municipalities. an overarching knowledge of the exsisting provincial ecosystems and their interrelated watersheds is required for responsible development. This is therefore beyond the scope of municipalities, cities and industry.