Bill 23 will increase the…

Bill 23 will increase the tax burden on taxpayers to 80% according to Markham mayor and council
Bill 23 has been tabled without consultation with Chiefs of the First Nations
Bill 23 will only benefit a few developer friends of Premier Doug Ford and will do irreparable harm to our shared environment
Bill 23 sets a dangerous precedent for future developers to build anywhere and pay no fees.
Bill 23 does nothing to solve the housing crisis since there are no guarantees of affordable housing, Indigenous housing, sustainable housing
Bill 23 ignores the current ecological models of building within towns medium high structures within a 15 min walk to amenities to reduce car pollution
Bill 23 prevents environmental advocacy groups and individuals from appealing to the Ontario Land Tribunal leaving all judgments open to only the rich developers regardless of what's good for the water, the air, the land or the people/animals/fish all the lives
Bill 23 strips the Conservation Authorities of their current capacity as stewards of the waterways

Bill 23 takes away the wishes of the residents of Ontario and gives the developers all the powers to do what they want, all the while setting the future health of every resident in Ontario at risk. Countries around the world are begging for the wealthy countries to do better. Bill 23 is a step backwards in "doing better". Bill 23 is removing the democratic rights of every Ontarian to have a say in how their communities are defined and how their environment is treated. No level of Government should have the right to administer such negative, far reaching legislation in place at any time.

If the current government continues to implement Bill 23, it will be paid for by future generations of Ontario Residents. This is no shining example of what a government should be capable of doing.