Any built use of designated…

Any built use of designated Greenbelt land is unnecessary and harmful. Expanded urban sprawl is not the solution to our housing crisis and the deleterious effects of the government’s proposed actions under Bill 23 will ripple and magnify in the years to come.

Stringent environmental reviews, an essential precursor of any further development, are greatly weakened by this legislation. The predicted steamroller effect of hasty pro-developer decision-making that will negatively impact the lives of most in Ontario needs to be recognized.