I live in Downtown Toronto,…

I live in Downtown Toronto, and even I am deeply concerned with these policies regarding Ontario's farmland. With climate change already threatening the future of global and local food supplies, Ontario needs to ensure the protection of our arable land. The Canadian shield and our climate means that land is limited, and once built on with houses, it is gone for good. I hate driving through agricultural areas and seeing huge tracts of land being turned into sprawling housing developments. It also threatens small local ecosystems and further contributes to clinate change. Densify existing cities without destroying our farmland. This government seems to give little consideration to anyone other than developers and fully willing to sacrifice both greenbelt and farmland alike to promote development for houses that won't even be in the price range for first time home buyers. I am also deeply concerned by the impact such expansions will have into the environments of farming communities. Increased toxins from emissions going into the soils and crops that are for human consimption, to say nothing of the environmental impact on waterways and wildlife in the area is great concern. The government already weakened the environmental assessments process to facilitate development, so I have no confidence that any serious thought has been given to the impacts of such development plans beyond the financial gaylins of developers and investors. The Government of Ontario is supposed to represent the interests of all Ontarians, not just one affluent group. Please reconsider these plans!