RE: Schedule 10 of Bill 66

The Grand River Environmental Network, the Ontario Headwaters Institute, and 24 other organizations are calling for the withdrawal of Schedule 10 of Bill 66. They argue that the legislation violates campaign promises to protect the Greenbelt and creates unnecessary municipal powers to identify employment lands despite a lack of shortage. The signatories claim the bill is "corrosive to environmental and public health" by exempting land from the Provincial Policy Statement and the Clean Water Act, potentially risking water safety and biodiversity. Furthermore, they assert that the bill "subverts democracy" by allowing municipalities to bypass official plans and deny public consultation and appeal rights.

• The signatories argue that Schedule 10 of Bill 66 violates the Premier's campaign pledge to protect the Greenbelt, asserting that allowing development in this area contradicts the statement: "We won’t touch the Greenbelt".
• The authors claim that the '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".
• The document states that Schedule 10 is "corrosive to environmental and public health" because it exempts land from critical protections including the Provincial Policy Statement, the Greenbelt Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Lake Simcoe Protection Act.
• The signatories contend that the legislation undermines democratic norms by permitting municipalities to ignore official plans, bypass public notice and consultation, and exempt 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

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BibTeX

@techreport{canadianassociationofphysiciansfortheenvironment2019schedule, author = {{Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}}, title = {{RE: Schedule 10 of Bill 66}}, institution = {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} }