PCs ram through budget bill, sending environmental protections back to the days of Mike Harris

Unlike earthquakes or tornadoes — natural disasters that shatter places in minutes — this calamity is unfolding over decades, and it can be difficult to respond to something so far in the distance.

The PC government displayed this unfortunate lack of foresight on Tuesday when approving Bill 229 – The Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act.

Conservation authorities provide vital services to regions across the province; this week the PC government stripped many of those vital powers away, and handed a veto power for municipal planning to the Province.

The approval of Schedule 6 has left many politicians, citizens and environmentalists concerned for the future of the province’s green spaces.

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Published in The Pointer Brampton and The Pointer Mississauga December 10, 2020