It’s quite concerning to me,…

It’s quite concerning to me, with in the midst of a climate crisis, but our elected officials are considering this damaging move. We already have houses/buildings in Ontario and elsewhere that sit empty with foreign investors and other owners. We don’t need more homes, we need more affordable homes.

There is real estate outside of the Greenbelt area that would be suitable for housing development and the accompanying infrastructure. I’m all for building more housing and appropriate infrastructure such as public transit; I think it would be great for the economy, and of course help with the housing crisis. But I urge you not to do this at the cost of existing Greenbelt area. I have travelled to many places that have much less of a tree canopy than Southern — It’s one of the first things I notice, and it always makes me so sad. If anything, we should be designated more green space and not taking it away from our already heavily populated areas. Trees are one of the few things that can save us right now!