The Greenbelt Act and…

The Greenbelt Act and Ontario Clean Water Act should not be included in Bill 66. Premier Ford has stated twice that he will not allow development of the greenbelt. If that is true, then why it is included in this bill? The only way to truly protect the greenbelt is to exclude it from the bill. The public has made it clear that they want the greenbelt protected, and failing to do so is anti-democratic. Just as troubling is the inclusion of the Clean Water Act in Bill 66, which could seriously undermine drinking water protection rules. Bill 66 has to potential to take Ontario back 40 years in time by erasing some of the province's greatest environmental and public health victories. Premier Ford stated that Bill 66 will cut "red tape and burdensome regulations", clean water and the protection of the greenbelt should be viewed as anything but.