Bill 66 allowing communities to disregard the important protections attached to the Green Belt and the Clean Water Act is beyond flawed. One thing to be "Open For Business," another to be open to undermining the quality of our water and the important support systems attached to the Green Belt.
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Ontario has a rich history of occupation that dates back more than 12,000 years. The archaeological assessments completed each year in advance of development help fill in the gaps in the story of our Province, Indigenous Peoples and more recent settlers.
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I do not want the Greenbelt - home to 5,500 farms, 78 species at risk and 102 million tonnes of carbon storage - carved up with factories and subdivisions.
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I am writing to express my opposition to the "Open for business" planning by-law provision of Bill 66. While this provision purports to support economic competitiveness, it will not do so. It's bad economics, even viewed through a mainstream economics lens.
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Our organization has worked hard to collaborate with groups across Ontario on a shared document with our significant concerns about Bill 66. Our concerns are so great that we demand that Section 10 of Bill 66 be revoked and removed entirely to protect our water, farmland and natural resources.
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I am a parent of two young children. I am concerned for their futures - for the unstable climate they will face, for the food insecurity that will result from building over farmland. Deforestation will speed the climate crisis.
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Environmental studies in Ontario and around the world show that maximizing natural areas, and maximizing species diversity, is the best approach to maintaining an overall healthy environment. That sounds real nice, but it's more than a benign sentiment.
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I unfortunately see a great number of difficulties with this bill, the first of which is that there are far too many and widespread issues being addressed.
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Bill 66 is going to do so much harm to Ontarios environmental future, the ford government is breaking a campaign promise by allowing the greenbelt and other protected wildlife areas to be opened to development, the government is doing so much more harm than good by trying to pass this Bill.
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Taking us backwards is not leading, freezing the minimum wage and not giving human benefits to workers will in no way make businesses more competitive it is employees that do that, they are also what benefits the economy and you are taking money out of their pockets that would be spent.
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I strongly oppose Bill 66. Heritage and environmental studies are part of the planning process for a reason. Good planning, and protecting heritage and the environment, is not “red tape.”
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Please be advised that at its meeting of January 18, 2019 the Board of Directors of the Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) passed the following resolution:
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Attached please find our submission in-conjunction with a variety of other environmental and community groups who share our considerable concerns about Bill 66 and opposition to Section 10 - the municipal act changes.
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I am a resident and home owner in Hamilton, Ontario and the proximity to the Greenbelt is one of the reasons I moved to this city. I am deeply upset by proposed Bill 66 because it eradicates protections to the Greenbelt.
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Please consider removing or amending Schedule 10 in Bill 66, which allows municipalities to override provisions in the Greenbelt Act, Clean Water Act, Lake Simcoe Act, Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act and Great Lakes Protection Act. Thank you.
Removing protections for the environment, and making it easier to build without proper planning is short-sighted and not best for Ontario. Urban sprawl and destroying farmland, watersheds, woodlands will lead to ruin. Economic development is important, but that economy needs to change.
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This will destroy jobs of environmental consultants and first Nations. Protect our heritage, our water, and keep the green belt laws as is. Period! I will lose my job as a heritage consultant if this passes, and I'll lose my house where I take care of my disabled mom. Don't do this.
Remove Schedule 10 from Bill 66, which allows municipalities to override provisions in the Greenbelt Act, Clean Water Act, Lake Simcoe Act, and other environmental initiatives
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