This proposal is outrageous…

This proposal is outrageous. Ontario needs to protect its farmland and the communities around it. There are other places we can develop land for housing, especially with the surge of work-from-home career opportunities. There are other rural areas - Muskoka, Near North, Northern Ontario - that are more suitable and wouldn't be removing land that is used to feed not only our country, but the world. Our farms are important and the idea that we would take some of this land that can't be found elsewhere is an irresponsible decision.
We obviously have a housing crisis. Highly educated workers with good paying jobs can't afford houses. Many houses are left empty or used solely for short-term vacation rentals. Why aren't we doing more to find better uses of these homes? Corporate profit and international investment should NEVER be higher priority than Canadians owning homes on their own territory. It's understandable that more housing is needed for a growing population, but Canadians feel like we aren't being set up for success and our government is failing us. Why on earth would the first choice be to take land from those who are growing our food? Do better.
Is housing not considered a basic human right? How can we justify a basic human right being misappropriated as a profit scheme?