Comment
I am very concerned about Bill 97 as it purports to cut through red tape and allow more homes to be built without regulatory restrictions.
In fact, it will allow developers to build virtually anywhere, regardless of the sensitivity of the land, e.g. wetlands, habitat for endangered or 'at risk' species, farmland and ecosystems. Bill 97 endangers citizens as they can purchase homes built on flood plains, built near polluting industries, homes without adequate infrastructure to support them - it's the wild west for developers with no protection for people, creatures, or farmland. With this Bill, valuable farmland will be paved and food security will become even more insecure. Food itself will become even more expensive.
Please, give this Bill serious consideration and reject it. Listen to the grassroots groups who are pointing out the pitfalls. Listen to the towns and cities which are rejecting this policy because it takes planning out of the equation. Even the provincial planners are advising against going ahead with this free-for-all development.
Please leave a piece of Ontario for the next generations.
Submitted May 12, 2023 5:52 PM
Comment on
Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.
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