I am strongly opposed to…

I am strongly opposed to Bill 66 – Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act as it will be detrimental to all the efforts that have been made to protect the environment, and the ecological health of communities across Ontario. We would lose critical protections for water, wildlife and sensitive natural features set out in the Planning Act, the Greenbelt Act, the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act, the Great Lakes Protection Act, the Lake Simcoe Protection Act, the Clean Water Act and more. As a result of the possibility of this bill passing, the following negative environmental things could happen:

-Drinking water and watersheds across Ontario will be threatened
-Wetlands, woodlands, habitat for species at risk in Ontario will all be in jeopardy
-Two million hectares of natural areas and farmlands will be threatened in Ontario
-Fresh water and the health of Lake Simcoe will be compromised
-It will threaten the ecological health of communities across Ontario
-It will endanger human and wildlife through increased exposure to toxic chemicals
-Community members would not be able to appeal any open-for-business by-laws
-Contrary to current legal requirements (eg. Planning Act, Clean Water Act), Under Bill 66 any by-laws could be passed without any prior public notice, compromising transparency and public engagement

PLEASE STOP BILL 66!!