Premier Ford and his…

Premier Ford and his government promised repeatedly that there would no lands removed from the Green Belt. To suggest that this slicing and dicing of the Green Belt can be compensated by adding other areas for a net increase in protected lands is preposterous!
Many of the areas targeted for removal are extremely important and sensitive lands. Some are critical for species at risk, some are designated as provincially significant wetlands, some are critical as wildlife corridors, others as ground water recharge areas. We must continue to protect these important areas in perpetuity.
There is more than enough land already set aside for development in these areas and in other municipalities across the province, as confirmed by the governments own housing task force.
That the beneficiaries of this proposal are large landowners and developers is not lost on those speaking critically of this plan.
We must do all we can to prioritize the protection of these areas, the whole of the Green Belt, for the long term. Biodiversity loss, climate change and threats to our food and water supplies should be the filter that we use for all decisions for development going forward.

This proposal on changes to the Green Belt are not acceptable.