Bill 23 - More Homes Built…

Bill 23 - More Homes Built Faster.

More brand new homes built on agricultural and conservation lands; built NOW without restriction, without sober planning, without consideration of the true environmental outcomes that will affect every single Ontarian. Cash and profit seem to be the force propelling our conservative politicians to run roughshod over the environmental realities and concerns of our province.

When did the Ontario people agree to this who-gives-a-darn about our land, our farms, our greenbelts? When did Ontarians sign up for this unrestrained and dishonest environmental double-cross?

We didn’t.

We were promised considered development with words like infills, densification, and respectful process. Our politicians made these promises repeatedly – we listened and believed them.

Bill 23 breaks promises and disrespects people who aren’t developers or speculators. Not democratic.

All of this might not matter to our political leaders right now, but the way we treat our environment will matter even more down the road. It matters to our young people who aren’t yet in power positions, and to our children who will inherit our actions and decisions.

Our predecessors saw the need to protect our environment with the Conservation Authorities Act. Take money off the table and consider, with your heart and conscience, what matters to the future.

I submit this comment with deep respect and heartbrokenness.