The Province of Ontario’s proposed Bill 66 allows for provincial intervention to remove or weaken protections on safe drinking water, agricultural lands, and democratic consultation.
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I wish to express my strong opposition to Bill 66, and in particular with the schedule 10 amendments to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Planning act.
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Bill 66 would allow corporations and industrial development projects to bypass environmental regulations that protect our drinking water. Experts say it could cause another Walkerton.
This more than unacceptable, this is unconscionable.
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The Pickering Naturalists are submitting this comment regarding Bill 66, and in particular our concerns about the proposed Schedule 10 which we believe is counter to decades of public policy designed to protect Ontario's environment, water and green spaces.
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My family and I are in opposition to this Bill.
I've lived in Durham Region my whole life, I know the government wants to expand development in certain areas and this Bill will allow that at the expense of the natural environment around us.
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This Bill threatens the viability and sustainability of our childrens future. It is a rollback on our progressive environmental laws and I strongly oppose it. Please don’t pass this bill for the sake of the future.
This is a duplicitous proposal that directly counters Doug Ford's promise to protect the Greenbelt, albeit, after his initial pre-election proposal to open it to developers was met with outrage.
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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.
OPPOSITION TO BILL 66 - IMPORTANCE OF CLEAN WATERWAYS AND PROHIBITION ON DEVELOPMENT IN GREENBELT
Bill 66, Schedule 10 allows local municipalities to pass open-for-business by-laws, thereby eliminating the need to adhere to numerous plans and acts. My major concerns are:
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The PC government has already gutted environmental oversight by eliminating the role of the independent environmental commissioner in Ontario.
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I am writing to express my grave concern about Bill 66. Being able to grow new businesses in previously protected spaces, without having to deal with environmental protection laws or negative public opinion might seem like an easy path to financially gain.
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I have significant concerns about the introduction of Bill 66, and think that as it stands it is a dangerous piece of legislation that seriously erodes the environmental protections associated with development in Ontario.
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Bill 66 is exactly what Ontarians do not need. We should be using our privilege to create greener communities and working towards existing in a healthy balance with the environment.
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I do not support because it fails to adequately protect human health and safety and in particular the safety of the Waterloo's drinking water resources. the province needs to listen to the municipalities.
What can I say.i am so against this. But it seems like common sense and the urgency of how we are destroying this planet doesn’t seem to resonate with money grabbing politicians and developers who are only interested in short term gains. I am sure there are better solutions out there.
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Dear Mr. Helfinger,
RE: 013-4293 Bill 66: Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018; 013-4125 Proposed open-for-business planning tool; 013-4239 New Regulation under the Planning Act for open-for-business planning tool
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