Sudbury’s MPP said he wants what he describes as a “flawed” but “not terrible” bill aimed at making Ontario’s Mining Act more industry-friendly to have a workover by members of the legislature.
Jamie West said he supported sending Bill 71 to second reading because he wants to see the proposed changes get more scrutiny from the public and at Queen’s Park committee level.
The changes to Ontario’s Mining Act were debated in the Ontario Legislature this week with second reading of Bill 71 taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday.
One of the key reasons for changing the Act is because the government wants to speed up the process of permits and approvals for new mining operations.
Bill 71 is also known as the Building More Mines Act. The first reading of the bill was approved on March 2.
Members of the public can comment on changes to the Mining Act by going online to the Environmental Registry of Ontario.
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