While the government should…

While the government should continue to explore ways to encourage healthy business investment and cut unnecessary regulations, this Bill actually cuts regulations that are essential for the long term economic growth of our Province and the wellbeing of its people. By allowing bylaws to be passed without public notice or debate, this Bill undermines democracy, and opens up the likelihood that legislation would pass which would favour vested private interests over both the public wellbeing and the overall economy. Over and over again business has shown that without regulation, some businesses will produce pollutants which have detrimental impacts on health and increase the ambient costs on the rest of society. We need good business growth in Ontario, and for that we need regulation. This Bill will allow bad business to undermine the positive impact which good business can have.