{"id":23183,"date":"2019-03-07T00:33:09","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T05:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=23183"},"modified":"2019-03-07T00:33:09","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T05:33:09","slug":"student-weighs-in-on-bill-66","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/student-weighs-in-on-bill-66\/","title":{"rendered":"Student weighs in on Bill 66"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Re: Environmental groups hail rollbacks on Bill 66, January 31)<\/em><\/p>\n

I am writing regarding your article \u201cEnvironmental groups hail rollbacks on Bill 66\u201d that discusses what many Ontarians hoped to see occur regarding the proposed Bill.
\nThe Open For Business nature of the Bill had many of us very worried about the environmental impacts that could come from this and how it could potentially be abused.
\nIt is hard to have faith in the current government when it comes to environmental matters due to their previous views and statements, but the fact that they backed down due to public outcry is a good sign for those of us who have those worries.
\nAs was displayed in the article, the Town of Aurora and many other municipalities held Council meetings to oppose the Bill, echoing the general sentiment of the citizens of Ontario.
\nMany of us have recognized the inherent value of Ontario\u2019s green spaces, such as the Green Belt and Oak Ridges Moraine. As Ms. Walmer states, the slowing of the Bill is a victory, but we can\u2019t allow this to stop our efforts to ensure a better environment for Ontario.
\nIt isn\u2019t enough on its own, and we must be vigilant, especially with the upcoming review of the Species at Risk Act.
\nWith the potential for increased turbulence when it comes to policies, Bills, and Acts as the current government tries to bring their own methods to bare to replace those of the previous, as well as the potential for shifts accompanying the federal elections, the public and media have a duty to remain active and ensure that our environment isn\u2019t sacrificed for profit.
\nActivism and public engagement appear to be the most effective forms available to us and can be put to good use. I will continue following the proceedings, and I hope you will too. <\/p>\n

Ronald Scott Keeting
\nEnvironmental Studies Student (York University)
\nAurora<\/strong><\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Re: Environmental groups hail rollbacks on Bill 66, January 31) I am writing regarding your article \u201cEnvironmental groups hail rollbacks on Bill 66\u201d that discusses what many Ontarians hoped to see occur regarding the proposed Bill. The Open For Business nature of the Bill had many of us very worried about the environmental impacts that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-letters-opinion"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3D2k4-61V","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-15 14:26:56","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23183"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23183\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}