I disagree with many of the…

I disagree with many of the proposals made in this bill. Eliminating protections put in place for consumers doesn't cut red tape, it cuts consumer protections. Eliminating environmental protections doesn't cut red tape, it cuts environmental protections. And eliminating important health protections doesn't eliminate red tape, it endangers lives. Keeping people safe should be an expected cost of doing business in Ontario or anywhere else.

Restrictions were placed on private daycares because children were dying. Babies were dying. I do not have children but I would happily pay a bit more tax to subsidize daycare costs to protect children and the future of our province. I would not ever stand for a government that would reduce protections of our most vulnerable citizens, mere infants, as a proposed way to save a buck.

Taking away the safety requirements around clean water regulations? I know it's annoying for developers. I have clients who are developers and property managers. They often see it as being unnecessary when water tests consistently come back ok. But to take away that requirement means that it won't be known when the water tests don't come back ok. Again, this regulation was created because people were dying. This is a cost of doing business that is highly justified. Developers still build here. There is no shortage of that. Just take a drive through York Region and see.

And the Green Belt - a huge point of pride in this province. It should continue to be protected at all costs. I've heard the line that the previous government carved at the green belt, but it's handy that you don't mention WHICH previous government. And if it was the Wynne government (which I can't find any evidence to support), that's even worse. To demonize the Wynne government and then suggest that it's ok to do something because Wynne did it too? That's hardly fair to the voters who wanted change.

It should have been clear from the outcry prior to the election that the green belt is something that Ontarians want protected. The suggestion that allowing it to be developed - regardless of whether it is up to the province or municipalities - will lower housing costs is ludicrous. Especially with Doug Ford's elimination of affordable housing and rent control requirements. What's to stop a developer from clear cutting the Vivian Forest and building 3 mansions? That land should be protected. It's a true point of pride and beauty and should not be risked under any circumstance.

It seems everything in this bill is designed only to hurt Ontario and take away from the people who live here. These incentives don't help businesses who want to do business in Ontario, it only helps scammers who seek to take advantage of the population. The pawn brokers act, designed to protect people from ridiculous interest rates sending them into bankruptcy. The pension benefits act, toxic reductions act, wireless services agreements act - the were acts that were put in place for the people. Taking them away under bill 66 does nothing but harm.

This bill was proposed as something to help businesses be more competitive, but these businesses currently compete against each other within Ontario. Surely adjusting the regulations across the board for all of them will not make them more competitive.

I cannot stare just how disgusted I am by this bill, as a whole. I have been a registered member of the PC party for years. If this bill passes, not only will the PC party have permanently lost a voter, but also very likely a tax paying resident. I will be looking at relocating elsewhere.