I am a resident of Simcoe County, where I also practice law, and I have significant concerns with this proposed legislation. I will focus my comments on Schedule 10 of Bill 66, which would allow municipalities to pass “open-for-business” planning by-laws (“OFB by-laws”).
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This bill threatens our natural, ecologically sensitive areas such as the Greenbelt protected land and does not take into account the need for protection of our farmers providing our most precious necessities through their stewardship of the land.
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I support Bill 66 and respect the wishes of the majority the people of Ontario. I belong to the Belfountain Community Organization which is being usurp by an environmental group within it.
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Dear Minister Clark,
On behalf of its membership, the Centretown Community Citizens Association (CCCA) of Ottawa opposes proposed Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, and urges that the Bill be withdrawn immediately.
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For the health of the planet and all that is in it please respect and maintain the integrity of our eco systems and all aspects of the environment including and not limited to, escarpments, headwaters, rivers, wetlands, agriculture and our shorelines. It should be a priority
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Please remove Schedule 10 from Bill 66.
Ontario's green spaces are important in and of themselves, but they are also important to the future lives and health of Ontarians. The protective provisions of green space legislation should be not only preserved but strengthened.
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I am a father of 3 children in Hamilton and strongly object to this proposal. It will endanger our diverse, natural areas that add value far beyond what this nearsighted government can understand.
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I wholeheartedly agree with the following comment from CELA (Canadian Environmental Law Association): "Bill 66 represents an unprecedented and unacceptable attack on legislative provisions which currently safeguard environmental quality and public health and safety throughout Ontario."
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Please protect the Greenbelt. Keep all current protections in place.
We have enough land already set aside for new housing and businesses.
The Greenbelt is admired around the world as exceptional environmental stewardship.
Schedule 10 in Bill 66 should be removed because it is in direct conflict with many previously implemented environmental Acts such as Clean Water Act, Planning Act, Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act, Great Lakes Protection Act, Lake Simcoe Protection Act, and Toxics Reduction Act.
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I am against Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018. It offers little to no assurances to protect our already vulnerable environment in particular our drinking water.
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The Ontario Greenbelt is our source of water. It provides much needed habitat for wildlife and biodiversity. And is a beloved piece of our natural history. Please don’t open up this land for development.
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“Remove Schedule 10 from 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.”
Our Greenbelt protects our food sources, water and our local biosphere. We must do everything to protect these areas. We can expand growth in other areas. We must take a stand, if the greenbelt is allowed to be destroyed we will never get it back.
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Remove Schedule 10 from 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.
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