I oppose these new changes…

I oppose these new changes because they will destroy forests and farmland, make future transit projects all-but impossible and slow our efforts to build more affordable housing in walkable neighbourhoods.

Of major concern are:

*Further erosion of provincial planning rules, which will create a free-for-all for land speculators and total chaos for municipalities trying to protect forests, farmland and water, plan sensible infrastructure, and build public transit.
*The removal of key requirements to build within existing cities before sprawling onto forests and farmland.
*Forced boundary expansions in Waterloo, Guelph, Peterborough and Wellington which followed Bill 97.

These changes will create less affordable housing – not more – as developers fight for scarce skilled trade workers, construction materials, infrastructure and planning staff in a race to build million-dollar mansions on wetlands and farmland – far from existing transit and infrastructure.