I am against this…

I am against this legislation for the following reasons:

- the legislation is vague and open to abuse. It could be used by an owner (or
applicant) who wishes to avoid maintenance and retention of certain features.
- the term ‘religious practices’ is not defined;
- the 30 day timeframe to bring the matter before Council is insufficient;
- there is no requirement for the applicant to demonstrate that they considered
alternative approaches to address the impact on existing heritage attributes;
- the proposed legislation removes decision-making concerning the protection of
community heritage resources from local elected officials; and
- the legislation is contrary to the overall objective of heritage conservation which
is to conserve heritage attributes that embody the cultural heritage value of the
building (not withstanding the building’s use).