I am strongly opposed to…

I am strongly opposed to this legislation for a multitude of reasons.

First, I feel that Doug Ford is not holding to his "Promises Made, Promises Kept" slogan of protecting the Greenbelt. I feel that this act is not in the interest of Ontarians but rather serves private developer interests.

Secondly, the farmland in the Greenbelt is important for providing food security for the GTHA, and opening up this land to development will not only hamper that, but will put Ontario further away from meeting it's climate change goals by housing commuters further and further away from downtown cores, without transit oriented development.

Thirdly, and most importantly, the last time the government "cut red tape" surrounding water legislation, seven people died and almost half the population of Walkerton fell ill.

I voice these concerns as a Civil Engineering student at the University of Toronto, who has studied Water and Wastewater Treatment as well as urban transportation systems and transportation planning.

If the public outcry was enough for Doug Ford to promise not to do *exactly* what he is doing now during the campaign, his government should be aware that breaking this promise will lead to a considerable lack of faith in his party. It also very directly fits into the narrative of Ontario's PC Party caring more about wealthy donors and friends that the interests of citizens at large.