I do not support Bill 66. I…

I do not support Bill 66. I do not support Schedule 5 and Schedule 10 under this Bill. It is undemocratic and lacks transparency. It would leave citizens without recourse. Community members would not be able to appeal open-for-business by-laws to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. No one should be exempt or not have to conform with our existing environmental protection acts (Planning Act, Clean Water Act, Greenbelt Plan, The Great Lakes Protection Act, Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan). These Acts have been developed after years of research and in response to environmental disasters, protecting all citizens of this province. Unlike Bill 66, which would benefit wealthy developers and corporations. Our employment rate is at the lowest it has been in the past 18 years, demonstrating that the province is already “open - for - business”. Bill 66 threatens two million acres of natural areas and farmland across the Greenbelt. It threatens drinking water across Ontario. Why would the Progressive Conservatives and Doug Ford remove safeguards that protect environmental quality and public health? It just doesn’t make sense and we don’t want it! Nix Bill 66!