The greenbelt is a precious…

The greenbelt is a precious natural resource for Ontario and should not be encroached on unilaterally without thorough public consultation and environmental assessment of these expansions.

More over, the expansion of Hamilton urban boundaries that this bill allows for goes directly against the democratic decision by the city to not expand. Expansion in particular on Map 9 will significantly impact farm land and add increased demand on already over utilized road networks in Ancaster. Considering current density increases don't properly account for infrastructure I doubt an enforced expansion by the province will also.

Bill 23 is a blatant disregard of the citizens democratic rights in Ontario and shows that the government has no interest in respecting the will of the people nor protecting the environment.