This is a horrendous step backwards.
This bill is agreeing to cut off an arm to save the head in a time of OVERWHELMING evidence of climate change. Are we really doing this? Are we really going to sacrifice and cheat our environment for short term gain? The bar of need will only grow higher.
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Bill 66, or the "Restoring Ontario's Competitiveness Act", scraps numerous regulations meant to protect people against everything from workplace injuries to inflated cellphone bills.
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Though I am fully in favour of cutting red tape and ensuring procedural simplicity - this bill alarms me greatly. My primary concern is the municipal exemption it provides to the Clean Water Act. As I'm sure many have already noted, this seems like blatant madness.
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Rolling back environmental protections and safe labour practices is both short-sighted and dangerous. We will end up paying for this financially in the long run - not that that in itself is why this is so wrong, but it seems to be the only thing this government pretends to care about.
As a survivor of the Walkerton water crisis I cannot express my outrage to alters the planning act to allow developers to skip municipal approval and secure provincial go ahead for development in sensitive areas: the greenbelt, oakridges moraine, and source water protection areas strongly enough.
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I am outraged that my Ontario government is introducing such a bill which will exempt developers of commercial or industrial projects from regulations protecting the Greenbelt.
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I am strongly opposed to ths bill. Allowing municipalities to essentially circumvent all of section 34 of the Planning Act is a horrible idea and allows more opportunities for political corruption.
Remember Walkerton? I do. While I didn’t live in Walkerton, I cannot imagine not being able to have safe, drinking water due to negligence in pursuit of profit. Would you drink water that isn’t safe to drink? Of course not. Neither would I.
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The MMAH/Planning Act Changes proposed in Bill 66 are regressive and endanger not only human and environmental health but also the long-term health of our economy.
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Overriding environmental protections is ludicrous in the age of awareness about impacts to our health, and the viability of our land for future generations.
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This Bill is ridiculous. It should be completely scrapped. These are major changes that should have involved consultation from experts and the public. The Ford government is on the wrong side of history and will be judged. Everyone involved with these changes should be ashamed.
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As a teenager born and raised in Ontario, I find it deeply concerning that the Ford governement believes it is okay to sacrifice protecting the beautiful and plentiful nature in our province in the name of 'efficiency'.
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These regulations that are being removed are there to protect our children, our workers, the safety of our water (Walkerton anyone?) , the greenbelt Premier Ford SPECIFICALLY stated he was going to leave alone, not to mention the environment, which the scientific community (in a level of consensus n
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The repeal of environmental protections is the opposite of forward thinking. The environment is the basis of all things in Ontario and if it is threatened so are businesses and livelihoods. This act and the Ontario Conservatives are a FARCE.
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Only a fool would want this.
If you want your kids to have cancer, diseases, be born malformed and rotted then to die prematurely then go ahead. Destroy yourselves with this bill. But DO NOT DRAG US ALL WITH YOU
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