I have read these proposals…

I have read these proposals carefully. Removing lands from the Greenbelt that are part of a watershed region, important habitat for diverse species, form corridors for movement of wildlife, cannot be replaced even by adding other lands elsewhere. It's not a question of the number of acres involved. It's Ontario's natural heritage. In addition this proposal affects farmland in the Greenbelt which is currently disappearing at an unacceptable rate. In the face of the climate crisis, this is a dangerous and backward step to be making that will impact efforts to adapt to extreme weather events and future calamities due to unabated climate warming.
It also concerns me greatly that the property owners/speculators who purchased this property ahead of time, are the ones that stand to benefit while the rest of us will lose so much.
We urge the Ontario Government to follow the recommendations in the Report from its own Housing Affordability Task Force that clearly states the above concerns and supplies adequate and just alternatives.