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Halt Bill 23: Indigenous groups and Ontarians call on Province to halt ‘More Homes Built Faster’ act
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Ontario Climate Emergency Campaign (OCEC)

Halt Bill 23: Indigenous groups and Ontarians call on Province to halt ‘More Homes Built Faster’ act

Representatives from a broad diversity of Ontarians held a media conference to voice their opposition to Bill 23, the province’s so-called “More Homes Built Faster” act. Statements will be given by the following: Chief Kelly LaRocca Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation (Written statement to be presented by the moderator) Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. The Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation moved into southern Ontario from their former homeland north of Lake Huron around the year 1700. The Mississaugas are a branch of the greater Ojibwa Nation, one of the largest native groups in Canada. Dr. Mili Roy, Chair Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Ontario Chapter Co-Chair, Ontario Climate Emergency Campaign. CAPE is a physician-led organization that seeks to protect human health through environmental protection by engaging with governments, running campaigns, educating, conducting research, and drawing media attention to key environmental issues. Ontario Climate Emergency Campaign (OCEC). is a cross-Ontario organization with nearly 250 membership organizations representing 850,000 Ontarians. Alejandra Ruiz Vargas, ACORN Toronto ACORN Canada. The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) is an independent national organization of low and moderate income people with 160,000+ members in 20+ neighbourhoods across nine cities. Steve Parish Former Mayor Town of Ajax Moderator: Chloe Tse Date: Monday, November 28, 2022 Time: 10:00am, EST Location: Queen’s Park Press Gallery

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Bill 23: Why Should You Care (Part 1 - Nov2)
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50 by 30 Waterloo Region

Bill 23: Why Should You Care (Part 1 - Nov2)

Bill 23 is going through parliament at lightening speed. It went through the second reading in under a week. We have no time. Some of the key concerns in the bill are: 1. Removes key protections to our environment (wetlands, farmland, sensitive areas opened up and conservation authorities lose even more power). 2. Reduces affordable housing protection and money collected from municipalities to pay for affordable housing projects. 3. Significantly curtails all third-party appeal rights. 4. Reduces development fees which means our municipalities will have less money to fix roads, etc.Taxes will most likely increase because money will have to come from somewhere. 5. Allows the Minister to make amendments to an official plan. 6. Reduces the influence of conservation authorities that protect watersheds and green spaces and gives them much less say over where housing developments can proceed. 7. Weakens the rules on how to identify provincially significant wetlands so fewer of them would qualify for any protections that remain. 8. Potentially reduces all environmental review of all planning proposals by removing conservation authorities’ roles in development approval, planning, and environmental protection 9. The bill also proposes to allow development in currently protected wetlands, woodlands and wildlife habitat under a yet-to-be-defined “offsetting” program. 10. Conservation authorities will no longer be allowed to consider factors like pollution or land conservation when approving building permits, 11. Sharply limits 'Site plan control', which currently deals with design and compatibility issues like landscaping and drainage. Requirements for developments with less than 10 units would be removed, and site plan reviews for larger projects would focus only on health and safety issues rather than on overall compatibility and neighborhood impact 12. The bill sets a cap on the number of affordable units and the affordability period. 13. Nothing in the bill ensures new homes, built with public incentives, are kept affordable 14. Restricts who can engage in tribunal hearings, and what issues they can engage on, and increases the ability of the Tribunal to reject appeals, remove participants, and penalize those who raise concerns. Key Notes - Dianne Saxe: New Toronto City Councillor, Former Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, Environmental Lawyer - Phil Pothen: Environmental Defense Actions you can take: 1. Complete this form to help mobilize across the province. https://forms.gle/QAgQ3EwaeCJfHmvt7 2. Reach out to as many organizations as possible from affordable housing, protection of our environment, unions working on clean energy, neighborhood associations. Everyone needs to know about this Bill. 3. Email/call your MPP and MP, especially if they are from the Conservative party. 4. Amplify social media posts on the concerns about Bill 23, Other resources: https://www.osler.com/en/resources/regulations/2022/forget-everything-you-thought-you-knew-about-planning-approvals-in-ontario%E2%80%A6 https://environmentaldefence.ca/2022/10/31/ontarios-housing-bill-is-actually-a-trojan-horse-for-environmentally-catastrophic-rural-sprawl/
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