RE: Schedule 10 of Bill 66

A statement from the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment and 24 other organizations urging the withdrawal of Schedule 10 of Bill 66 (Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018). The signatories argue that the schedule violates campaign promises to protect the Greenbelt, threatens public health and environmental integrity by exempting land from key protective policies, and undermines democratic processes by limiting public consultation and appeal rights.

• The signatories argue that Schedule 10 of Bill 66 violates Premier Ford's campaign pledge to protect the Greenbelt, noting that allowing municipalities to permit development in the area contradicts the statement: "We won’t touch the Greenbelt".
• The document claims that 'Open for Business' zoning bylaws are unnecessary because independent studies indicate there is no shortage of employment lands, and that these bylaws may actually increase red tape and confusion.
• Schedule 10 is described as corrosive to public health and the environment because it exempts 'Open for Business' parcels from the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS), the Greenbelt Act, the Growth Plan, the Lake Simcoe Protection Act, and Oak Ridges Moraine initiatives. The authors state that suspending protective measures related to the Clean Water Act is "unconscionable" and could risk a repeat of the Walkerton crisis.
• The signatories assert that Schedule 10 subverts democracy by allowing municipalities to ignore official plans, denying public notice and consultation for stakeholders, and exempting applications from the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.

APA

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (2019). RE: Schedule 10 of Bill 66. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Bill-66-signon-letter-and-sub-to-ERO-Jan-20.pdf

Chicago

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. RE: Schedule 10 of Bill 66. 2019. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Bill-66-signon-letter-and-sub-to-ERO-Jan-20.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment |title=RE: Schedule 10 of Bill 66 |date=20 January 2019 |url=https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Bill-66-signon-letter-and-sub-to-ERO-Jan-20.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{canadianassociationofphysiciansfortheenvironment2019schedule, author = {{Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}}, title = {{RE: Schedule 10 of Bill 66}}, publisher = {Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}, year = {2019}, month = jan, url = {https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Bill-66-signon-letter-and-sub-to-ERO-Jan-20.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }