To whom it may concern; I…

To whom it may concern;

I have great concern about the proposed Bill 66.

The mere fact that this Bill directly attacks (yes, I'm using this term) the sections of the Clean Water Act(39) 2006, Greenbelt Act(7) 2005, Great lakes Protection Act(20) 2015 and thereby making them obsolete is a smack in the face of all the people and resources that went into making them. They were not created just to make development difficult, they were created with care and consideration of all parties involved, citizens present and future of this great Province. To have these provisions cast aside just to speed up development makes one head spin. Why? With unemployment at it's lowest in forty years, why try to speed up development at the cost of our natural environment? Has greed really taken us to this point?

Water is critical to human survival. Opening areas that have been protected for the safety of our drinking water to development threatens our long term health and increases flood risks.

Bill 66 would allow municipalities to circumvent these important protections, and all without public consultation which is the bedrock of our democracy.

Once gone, farmland and natural areas are gone forever.

If you are truly a government "for the people", you will recall Bill 66.

Thank you,

Derek