I thought the Greenbelt was…

I thought the Greenbelt was protected? It isn't, and I say it needs to be.
Ontario created the Greenbelt in 2005 to protect agricultural and environmentally sensitive lands in the Greater Golden Horseshoe area from development.

Last year, when announcing plans to expand the Greenbelt by adding a moraine south of Toronto and a series of urban river lands, Clark said he would not cut the protected area or do a land swap.

These are Clark's words: "I want to be clear: We will not in any way entertain any proposals that will move lands in the Greenbelt, or open the Greenbelt lands to any kind of development," he said.

What a lie!

The government is now proposing to add 9,400 acres to the Greenbelt elsewhere — including a portion of the Paris Galt Moraine and 13 urban river valleys in the Greater Golden Horseshoe — so when factoring in the land that would be removed, the Greenbelt would grow in size by 2,000 acres.

This must be stopped.