I am concerned about the…

I am concerned about the lack of apparent protection for built and heritage landscapes that are not already designated. This essentially restricts protections to only those properties that have already been designated, whereas there are many significant heritage assets that have been listed on heritage registers but not yet designated. I am also concerned about the preference for extending development into agricultural and naturalized areas rather than directing development within existing municipal boundaries. We need affordable housing with easy access to municipal services, not new (and mostly unaffordable) housing that will require new infrastructure and transit routes, will result in more carbon emissions, and will remove agricultural and forested areas from our communities. Housing access and affordability is a serious concern, but it should not be used as a guise to provide additional profit-making opportunities to developers.