It is really important that right now during this crisis, this Covid crisis, the government remain an institution we can trust. This bill risks breaking people’s trust in the government.
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Please do not destroy heritage buildings in Toronto to build a super highway. I believe if you asked Torontonians and people in this province with a wish specifically they would not go along with this. Don’t go behind our backs please.
RE: ERO 019-2811 Schedule 17 of Bill 197 (Amendments to the Planning Act)
- The current Registry posting fails to comply with the requirements of Part II of the Environmental Bill of Rights;
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This zoning proposal is an egregious overstep of power by the provincial government. Under the Ford government, MZO use has been tyrannical in nature, disingenuous in intent and far more aligned with a dictatorship than a democracy.
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1) The legislation should be repealed. It is undemocratic and unravels generations of progress regarding good management and planning.
2) If not repealed the powers should be used as follows:
a. only at the request of a municipality
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Leave these Heritage buildings to society. Everything is being taken down for profit. Keep the foundry and have investors refurbish it into a beautiful meeting place with restaurants and green space inside.
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The proposal to allow MZO's to override Conservation Authority protection of wetlands is a terrible idea and should not proceed. Most of the examples of MZO's I have seen go directly against sound environmental and development policy.
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I believe it is undemocratic to increase the minster’s powers and allow the minister to circumvent zoning orders. This government has clearly already used MZOs to abuse their power to not consult the public—33 MZOs in fact.
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The Provincial Government has made changes to the community’s vision for the Foundry site in Toronto without consultation. During a pandemic they changed MZO and have begun demolition without community input. This is a Toronto heritage property.
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The MZO powers should not be broadened. Community planning and consultations are critical to making sure Ontario grows and builds infrastructure in a proper, meaningful way.
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This proposal fails to proactively include the Ontario government’s accountability to the the local community and constituents in future planning and development projects.
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Heritage building, zoning bylaws that protect rash development is very important to me! The designation of heritage sites and buildings is always a well thought out and challenging process.
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No provincial minister should override any local municipal jurisdiction regarding use of property. Only residents of that town, city municipality should have say on how their historical and all other properties should be use.
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I vehemently object to Ontario Government’s Bill 197 which is the fourth omnibus bill since the Conservatives took power, a shameful legacy in itself. Bill 197 decimates preexisting environmental protections and undermines public participation in public projects.
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Straightforward abuse of power, institutionalized. The implications if this is included in the bill are horrifying on so many levels. Ontario is better than this!
Please do allow premier Ford make these radical changes with full communication and disclosure as well as complete transparency and an environmental review on impact
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