ERO019-6217 should NOT be…

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ERO019-6217 should NOT be considered.

Premier Ford has stated on many occasions that the Green Belt lands would not be touched because "the people have spoken".

Taking ANY land from the Green Belt therefore means -
1.He's NOT TO BE TRUSTED to keep his word
2. This could be the "thin edge of the wedge" that allows the Green Belt to be further reduced in the years to come.

Listen to the Ontario's Housing Affordability Task Force-
“a shortage of land isn’t the cause of the problem … land is available.” The Task Force further advised that “Greenbelts and other environmentally sensitive areas must be protected, and farms provide food and food security. Relying too heavily on undeveloped land would whittle away too much of the already small share of land devoted to agriculture.” (p. 10)

And where is the affordable housing to be built? Not in the Green Belt as it's too far out of Toronto where most immigrants head.