the Ministry is downloading…

the Ministry is downloading its duty to care for the Environment to municipalities without guiding, supporting, or supervising the process.
- the proposal removes the need to investigate and mitigate impacts on cultural heritage resources, for most municipal infrastructure projects
- particularly distressing is the way that aboriginal and/or treaty rights are dealt with in the new the proposal which poses great risks to Ancestor burial and archaeological sites, and does not fulfill the constitutional Duty to Consult and Accommodate. It puts Ontario in violation of the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) which Canada adopted in 2016.

6) Bill 162 - The Get It Done Act - Bill 162 that will be particularly brutal for Halton Region and Waterloo Region with forced boundary expansions destroying Regional Official Plans and causing the unnecessary destruction of thousands of acres of irreplaceable farmland.

The omnibus bill also includes changes to land expropriation and environmental reviews to facilitate highway construction that are very concerning

Ontario Federation Of Agriculture Position Position

OFA believes that the highest and best use of our arable land is for agriculture. Land capable of supporting agricultural activity is a strategic non-renewable resource worthy of preserving as it ensures a safe, sustainable supply of food, fibre and fuel for Ontario, Canada and the world.