Hello, I am very concerned…

Hello,

I am very concerned that passing this bill will put people in danger. While most would agree cutting “red tape” in a general sense is smart, what that actually means to people and to this government can be very different.

I and worried about losening regulations on daycares. The amount of trust a parent has to put into a daycare is extreme and the government should be providing peace of mind that these facilities are well regulated and are able to handle the immense responsibility put in them. Increasing the number of children an unlicensed daycare provider can care for does not add peace of mind in my view.

Secondly, I am very opposed to the bylaw changes for municipalities to allow for exemptions or bypassing of criticality important environmental and planning standards. Paving the way for major development of green spaces, tainting our water supplies and the Great Lakes cannot be offered to developers who are only guided by profits. Not developing the green belt was also a campaign issue when The now premier had to backtrack and pledge to NOT open the green belt to development. This bill goes back on that promise.

These regulations and planning requirements were put in place to protect us and our natural resources and the government should take that responsibility seriously. Once an area is developed, we can never get it back.

I hope you reconsider the immense changes you are proposing and fully realize the potential consequences of opening up invaluable land to commercial or industrial development. I’ve lived in this beautiful province my entire life and I am sad that this is the direction this government wants to take it.

Thank you