Thank you, members, for your questions and contributions.

I just want to clarify a couple of things: An important aspect of how the guidelines are actually written is that they don’t stifle innovation. They’re goal-based. They seek a provincial understanding of best practices so that everyone has the most up-to-date guidance they need when they’re building to manage stormwater.

The engineers and the developers that I’ve spoken to have identified best practices—I think that’s a great idea—but they also think that it’s important that we have a formal standard around permeability. That will allow them to build safely and sustainably right across the province.

A wiki is not a regulatory tool. An update process needs to be formalized, and the regular updates that this bill requires will ensure that future governments will update guidelines on a regular basis. We cannot allow our stormwater guidelines to become obsolete again, whether it’s 15 years or 20 years that they have not been updated. This last lapse was way too big and shouldn’t be allowed to happen again.

When we prepared this bill, I wanted to design something that was practical, achievable and supportable by all members of this House, because we are all in this together. Protecting our constituents is at the top of all our lists. Protecting our constituents is our job number one, and your support will guarantee protections for the Ontario of today and into the future.

Time is of the essence. Thank you for your consideration.