The PC government has…

The PC government has already gutted environmental oversight by eliminating the role of the independent environmental commissioner in Ontario.

Bill 66 would allow for development on environmentally sensitive land in the Greenbelt without environmental protection. This puts industry ahead of the environment and public safety.

This bill eliminates the requirement to consult neighbours on changes made to zoning within the greenbelt, allowing developers to do what they want, where they want, without any regard for the citizens who live beside these large polluters. There will be impacts on ground water, wetlands, and green spaces. We know through scientific evidence how fragile ecosystems are. If we destroy them with un-checked industrial development, well, rest assured the water we drink and the air we breath will be contaminated as well. I do not want to see another Walkerton because developers aren't getting rich enough.

Bill 66 will destroy our environment even quicker than we are currently doing right now. We need more environmental protections, not fewer. I don't consider ensuring our communities have clean drinking water as "red tape".

I adamantly oppose Bill 66 and call on the Ford Government to respect the current environmental protections we have in place and withdraw Bill 66.