1. The Greenbelt was created…

1. The Greenbelt was created without First Nations consultation and then amended, again without First Nations consultation. The Province of Ontario has a duty to consult and accommodate and their conduct has not upheld the honour of the Crown and has shown sharp dealings with First Nations. This needs to be referenced in the legislation, that meaningful consultation with First Nations will be a part of any future plans for the Greenbelt.

2. We need to make sure that there is no longer "a floating Greenbelt" and that the boundaries are fixed. The Greenbelt will never be what Ontarians want it to be, if it can be continuously amended. Boundaries need to be fixed and not changeable.

3. Future additions to the Greenbelt must be weighed against Williams Treaty land back requirements, in accordance with the treaty settlement (Williams Treaties’ settlement right to 11,000 acres of land to be added to First Nations reserve lands)

4. No more politicking over Greenbelt land - the 10 year Greenbelt Reviews can only add lands to the Greenbelt with no land removals or land swaps

5. Habitat conservation must be integral to the Greenbelt system, so of “Pay to Slay” rules must not apply within the Greenbelt Plan Area.

6. Prohibition of licensing of new aggregate extraction permits in the Greenbelt until such time as there is a greater balance towards responsibility and

7. Agriculture is critical to the economy of Ontario and the prime agricultural land is becoming endangered: protect all Prime Agricultural lands in the Greenbelt through Conservation Easements

8. End the grandfathering of previous zoning for development applications within the Greenbelt.

In closing:
No more sharp dealings from the Government of Ontario. We know honourable conduct when we
see it and our government’s conduct is unethical, contrary to its own mandate, and against the
highest law in the land, to benefit the few and the privileged. The law of Canada cannot be so
willfully disregarded and Canada's National Apology in 2008 cannot ring hollow. The Province of
Ontario is acting dishonourably by not upholding the constitutional responsibilities, and our nation’s
commitment to advance reconciliation, by saying one thing in mandate letters and then doing
another in the House.

Peter Russell states in Canada's Odyssey: A Country Based on Incomplete Conquests, “policy
changes are needed to deal with the fundamental aspirations of Aboriginal people, to recover
responsibility for the wellbeing of their societies and access to the resources that can enable them to
discharge that responsibility." Meaningful policy changes that advance of justice for Aboriginal Rights
in Ontario will serve as a stopgap in preventing doublespeak of the Government of Ontario on
constitutional rights, which at the end of the day, will be good for everybody. We are all Treaty
People and we all deserve a better Ontario than this.