As a taxpayer from Alcona, Innisfil, I am writing to express serious concerns regarding Bill 98, particularly the proposed removal of municipal authority to require green building and sustainability standards as part of development approvals.
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This is not a good idea. These standards are important not only for safety but for energy cost savings and our well-being. This will only lead to more spending in the future to retrofit buildings once it's realized this is a bad idea.
I am supportive of the proposed changes pertaining to simplifying Site Plan Approval, which has become a cumbersome an ineffective process as demonstrated by the OAA.
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I am concerned about the potential gutting of the Toronto Green Development Standard in this Bill. When new homes aren’t built to meet high energy standards, people end up paying more for heating, cooling, and electricity over the building’s lifetime.
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Bill 98 will nullify local climate-safe building rules at the worst possible time—just as fuel prices are rising and we start facing another season of floods, fire, and extreme heat. Green development standards exist to ensure energy efficiency and human wellbeing in our city spaces.
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As a citizen of Canada, I am appalled that the government of Ontario would make such antediluvian laws that put all Ontario residents, Canadians, and the world at risk.
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I do not think the Ontario government should be dictating what happens in Toronto. leave that to local politicians who represent the citizens of toronto
Thank you for the opportunity to submit comments on proposed changes to the Planning Act, City of Toronto Act, 2006, Building Code Act, 1992 and Municipal Act, 2001, under schedules 7, 2, 1 and 6 of Bill 98, the Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026.
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Features such as improved insulation make homes less expensive in the long run by reducing the utility bills. To be cost effective these changes need to be done during construction. For example, it is a small cost to put in R22 insulation instead of R20 when a home is being built.
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I am writing in support of ERO 026-0300, particularly the Province’s initiative to streamline and standardize municipal Official Plans across Ontario.
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Re: ERO 026-0300 – Proposed Changes to Streamline and Standardize Official Plans
I am writing as a rural landowner to express strong support for ERO 026-0300 and the Province’s proposal to standardize and streamline Official Plans across Ontario.
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I would like to commend the Province for advancing reforms aimed at simplifying, standardizing, and improving the efficiency of Ontario’s planning system. The recognition that the current framework is fragmented, complex, and often inconsistent is both accurate and important.
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ERO Submission – Support for Standardization with Critical Safeguards
I am writing in support of the intent behind ERO 026-0300 and the broader direction of planning reform under Bill 98, particularly as it relates to the standardization of Official Plans.
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As a taxpayer from Alcona,…
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Bill 98 will nullify local…
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As a citizen of Canada, I am…
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