This piece of legislation…

This piece of legislation goes too far. As a society, we've decided that things like the environment, and the right to protect our own land from being taken are important, yet this bill wants to make a massive and expensive project happen without regard for either of these.

Protecting the environment now is more important than ever, since decades of neglect before now have caused an astronomical 73% global wild life population decline. Our green belt is crucial in protecting native Ontario species, including plants, and is one of the most productive areas in the country for farming; yet this bill proposes that is less important than a highway. If the province truly cared about moving vehicles now, they'd buy back the 407 which is barely being used, instead of breaking ground on a new highway that won't see use for years, will destroy a significant portion of the greenbelt, and perpetuate urban sprawl.

Additionally, this bill makes it nearly impossible for any affected land owners of this newly proposed highway to resist their land being taken.

This bill is a terrible idea and should be withdrawn in whole.