I am concerned for many…

I am concerned for many reasons about using farmland and Greenbelt for housing. Not only does our farmland and Greenbelt need protecting as they are vital resources as someone who grew up in a rural town, I am very aware of how inaccessible social services are when you leave the city. Our venerable population who needs help with housing also needs help with transportation, physical and mental health resources, school options, and many more. Of course ideally these would be equally available in any area of Ontario but the fact remains that they aren't, and a family struggling to afford housing might have needs a community outside of the city can offer them.