While I am not opposed to…

While I am not opposed to the cutting of red tape in theory, I am alarmed by indications that Bill 66 could erode hard-won environmental protections. I could not in good conscience support a bill that would subject the Greenbelt to development. Food security is an issue of paramount importance, especially in these days of precarious and unpredictable weather patterns. Additionally, any further reduction in our environment's capacity to absorb extreme rainfall would be a liability not an investment, as recent flooding events have shown. I must register opposition to any aspects of the Bill that could weaken the Clean Water Act, the Toxic Reductions Act, the Greenbelt Act, or the Great Lakes Protection Act. Please see the bottom line as extending to include the health and integrity of the land and water systems that support us all, as well as the physical and psychosocial wellbeing of the communities therein.