I am strongly opposed to the…

I am strongly opposed to the proposed Bill 66 which would roll back and weaken Ontario’s current environmental regulations.
1. The historical record clearly illustrates the destructive consequences of undermining Ontario’s environmental protections. In 2000, the retrograde policies of Mike Harris’s Conservative government resulted in the Walkerton tragedy. Six individuals died, more than 2,000 were sickened, and others were left with permanent disabilities. Do not put the public health of Ontarians at risk with the proposed Bill 66.
2. The proposed Bill 66 is a stealthy attempt to subvert Ontario’s greenbelt protections. The Ontario public fully supports the current preservation of the greenbelt. Doug Ford previously felt the lash of the public’s anger at his promise to open up these lands for development. I advise Doug Ford and his Conservative government to cease fighting the will of the Ontario people and to stop pandering to the insatiable greed of the development industry and corporate Ontario. Environmental protection and public health must always take precedence over crass business interests.
3. Bill 66 would encourage the environmental degradation of Ontario’s waterways and the Great Lakes. There must be no diminishment of current defenses to protect the ecology of these natural treasures from toxins, pollutants and other dangerous chemicals harmful to humans and wildlife.
I recommend that Bill 66 be dropped from the Conservative government’s agenda and that current environmental regulations be maintained or even strengthened.