“Remove Schedule 10 from…

“Remove Schedule 10 from Bill 66, which allows municipalities to override provisions in the Greenbelt Act, Clean Water Act, Lake Simcoe Act, Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act and Great Lakes Protection Act.”

There is an abundance of vacant commercial and industrial buildings, zoned for business, in existing employment nodes across the province. Adding more would lead to an oversupply and collapse of property values, which would displease landlords. Construction jobs are short term and low skill, so there is no case for this need.

What we lack is the startup funding and knowledge sharing to create businesses that can compete on a world stage. If this is secretly intended for residential sprawl and to enrich developers, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a conflict of interest.

It is indefensible that "No notice or hearing is required prior to the passing of an open-for-business planning by-law". All zoning changes have consultations, from a minor variance to OPA, in every municipality.

The PC's were elected on their published platform to protect the Greenbelt and water supply, which has turned out to be a lie and a misrepresentation. Most professionals would be banned from practicing when they commit this kind of misleading and false representation. Where is the accountability in elected representatives?

Cities are trending toward more greenspace, not less, as a determinant of health. Why is the government opposing the evidence?