I live in Ottawa where a …

I live in Ottawa where a "greenbelt" has existed for more than 50 years and Ottawa is known the world over as a very liveable city the world over because of it. It has forced Ottawa to use urban planning strategies to increase density not increase urban sprawl! The greenbelt area is used as a recreational and agricultural area while protecting in perpetuity water /land resources. It is there for everyone not just developers.

Lowering environmental standards to "open up Ontario for business" will come back to haunt future generations and they will ask why? When we know we must protect our watersheds (remember Walkerton), why would we weaken the standards protecting the Oak Ridges Morranine? Base whatever changes are needed on science NOT politics!

Bill 66 is a bill which tries to fix specific problems without consideration towards larger issues. Why not pass specific legislation for the specific problems that exist and not try to do everything with one bill?