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Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018

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I am writing to state my strong opposition to Schedule 10 of Bill 66. Under Schedule 10, municipalities can pass "Open for Business" planning by-laws aimed at attracting new major development. These bylaws are exempt from public notice, comment and appeal provisions in the Planning Act. Read more

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Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018

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I would ask the government to 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. Read more

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Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018

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I am strongly opposed to Bill 66 – Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act as it will be detrimental to all the efforts that have been made to protect the environment, and the ecological health of communities across Ontario. Read more

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Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018

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20794

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Rejection of Bill 66 is imperative if we are to preserve a grain of democracy in our Province. the safeguards we have to provide for continued preservation of the Clean Water Act, The Green Belt, The Oak Ridges Moraine, etc. will be gone. Read more

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Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018

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Dear Mr. Helfinger, I do not support Bill 66 in its entirety. I have made specific comments on sections 5 and 10. Now is the time for progressive policies and legislation that supports the health and well being of Ontario residents and the environment that supports us. Read more

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Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018

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20797

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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. These acts are important to our environment and to our future.

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Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018

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Bill 66 contradicts the environmental policies which the Ford government itself has set out in its Made in Ontario Environmental plan by allowing municipalities to exempt certain "OFB" qualifying businesses to be exempt for environmental controls. Read more

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Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018

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I am appalled by Bill 66 for a number of reasons. My main reason is that section 10 potentially overrides a number of very important environmental regulations such as the Clean Water Act. Doesn't "Walkterton" mean anything to this government? Read more

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Do not think that you can quietly propose this new bill under the pretence of encouraging economic growth without clearly indicating the potential repercussions on the environment. Yet another short term plan with disastrous long-term implications. Read more

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