Ontario cares about the…

Ontario cares about the Greenbelt take the time to become educated on the effect of the loss of wetlands and forests. Most Ontario people seek out green areas for mental health they did not come here to look at concrete nor do tey want to lose our greatest green assets.

Legislate full and permanent protection of Ontario’s Greenbelt future generations please. Build within existing cities.

1) Legislate that in the 10-year Greenbelt review, outside of minor housekeeping, any amendments to boundaries can only add lands to the Greenbelt with no possibility for land swaps.

2) Amend the Greenbelt legislation so that future governments are compelled to consult meaningfully with First Nations and Indigenous communities.

3) Introduce a provision prohibiting new “Overall Benefit Permits” (a.k.a). Pay to Slay that enables developers to harm habitat critical to the protection of Species at Risk in the Greenbelt.

4) Prohibit the licensing of new aggregate extraction applications in the Greenbelt.

5) Protect all prime agricultural lands in the Greenbelt through conservation easements to ensure speculators are dissuaded from purchasing protected agricultural lands in the Greenbelt.

6) Immediately end the grandfathering of previous zoning for future planning applications that is detrimental to the Greenbelt’s ecological, water and agricultural functions.