The continued reduction of…

The continued reduction of viable farm land should be a critical issue for all residents of Ontario. Housing is nice to have but food is essential and it can't be grown in many areas of Ontario. I live in a rural area and the increase in housing is in my backyard. The destruction of wildlife habitat, the flattening of trees that are hundreds of years old is extremely sad to witness. The distance people commute is exhausting and speeding on the roads around here kills thousands of animals every year and takes its toll on commuters. I see no upside to continuing to create horribly planned miles of housing. All greenspace is eliminated (are you really in the country then), there is no public transport (do we need more cars driving farther and farther), there is no use of green energy (why are we still building housing with fossil fuels when we know so much about greenhouse gases). It is the 21st century and our planning and approach is unchanged from the 1950s. Do I believe people want to live 2 hours from their workplace. I sincerely doubt it. One day we are going to be knocking down these same houses to get some farmland so we can have access to affordable food. Look at your grocery bill - it is shocking and there is no end in sight. I believe the current Ontario government is more interested in furthering the riches of the few at the expense of the many. Go back and scour Toronto and areas that are relatively close to maximize the use of all unused and underused land. Yes it is more expensive but in the end, it will meet your needs. Put an end to the situation where a handful of people are buying up all farmland and leaving it vacant (often parking vehicles so we can pretend it is domestic housing) waiting for the big government payout - a shameful situation.