The protected lands of the…

The protected lands of the Greenbelt, which once developed can never go back to the environmentally sensitive state that they are. Ford’s government has not provided any study or concrete evidence that development of the Greenbelt is necessary. Other leaders in the planning space have indicated that we already have enough land available for development, without destroying parts the Greenbelt.
Beyond that, the fact that large developers as significant donators to the PC party, have purchased large plots of land where Greenbelt development is slated, smacks of insider information and favouritism, and does not pass the smell test.
It is fiscally irresponsible, as Bill 23 dictates, to cut the needed revenue streams from municipalities, especially when post-Covid balance sheets are flooded with red ink, and at a time when infrastructure is in dire need of huge investment. All this to line the pockets of the above developers, at the expense of the rest of the Ontario population. This will lead to municipal service cuts, and significantly higher taxes along with new taxes in the form of new revenue streams (like road tolls among others).
We need our provincial government to act in a responsible conciliatory manner with municipalities, within established due process instead of using over-arching power to railroading them into inconsiderate developments that tramples environmental and societal considerations, while contributing to urban sprawl and the huge uptick in carbon footprint, all at the benefit of developers.
We request this Bill 23 be repealed.