This is an incredibly short…

This is an incredibly short-sighted plan that will not achieve the desired outcome both for housing shortage, housing costs and environmental damage (that is unless not-actually addressing these is a real goal)

With the increase of chaotic weather, rising costs of food, and dependance on importing many of our food, removing prime protected land is a less ideal approach in addressing long term issues. Both forest and farmland have been diminishing. Both play an extremely important role in our ecosystem.

We need less urban sprawl. Not only is it become extremely expensive and difficult for municipalities to service and maintain, it puts more burden on individuals. Higher taxes, longer commutes, dependence on vehicles with fuel and insurance being prohibitively expensive due to poor transit. There is an alternative selection between single detached homes and studio apartments. Look to other cities like Montreal to see what is possible. There is plenty of under utilized industrial and existing residential land that can be repurposed.

Or perhaps consider building better transit and rail so that living outside of the GTA is desirable?

Using MZOs, diminishing the power conservation authorities, while bypassing municipalities own decision making is very back handed.