Hi there, I have a number…

Hi there,

I have a number of concerns about the changes made here. Firstly, the change that remove the word affordable housing and will move from an income based model to being percentage based on the housing market. As the housing market continues to rise, this is not a feasible solution. As someone who has worked expropriation before, the continued rising rental costs need to be considered affordable with a minimum age income. Otherwise, there is a high-risk of homelessness and individuals being pushed into unsafe living conditions simply because they cannot find anywhere else viable with their income. Subsidized programs are pushed to their limit with the waiting periods a minimum of two years. Our most vulnerable will be hit the hardest by these changes. I urge you to reconsider.

In addition to this, the changes to protection about agriculture are concerning. As someone who has grown up in a rural area, I've been slowly watching farmland be swallowed up by developments. We only have so much farmland and it is important that we protect our farmlands in order to have local reliable food sources for our future generations. As an Indigenous person, we work to make decision around the seven generations model. These changes seem focused on short-term benefits without thinking of the long-term repercussions. We must act in a way that will protect our lands, environment, and peoples for many years to come.