Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (1 motion)
0 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
Whereas the Government of Ontario has introduced Bill 5, Protecting Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025, which proposes substantial changes to environmental planning policies, including replacing the Endangered Species Act with a new framework that reduces protections for at-risk species, and enabling the creation of Special Economic Zones that may override local planning authority and environmental oversight; And whereas the Township of Georgian Bluffs supports increasing housing supply and economic growth, but believes this must be done in a way that upholds environmental responsibility and maintains the integrity of local planning processes; And whereas Bill 5, as proposed, weakens safeguards for natural heritage systems, threatening biodiversity, and diminishing the authority of municipalities to manage growth in accordance with local needs and official plans; And whereas the Canadian Environmental Law Association submits that all of the Bill 5 schedules, with minor exceptions, should be
Moved by Mayor Sue Carleton, seconded by Councillor Tobin Day