To the government of Ontario…

To the government of Ontario,

I am a concerned voting citizen of Ontario, and I do not want to see the Greenbelt opened up for development.

To minimize environmental damage, cities need to grow up, not out. The way to increase affordable housing is to build affordable housing, not the strip malls and McMansions of suburban sprawl, but multi story urban infill projects.

Developers may not like the cost to profit ratio of these projects as much, but Ontario is more than just developers.

It is forest that provides oxygen that cities consume. It is farmland that provides food that cities consume.

It is people, many of whom are the “little guy” and can’t afford long commutes into the city, extra vehicles for commuting, or suburban single family dwellings any more than we can afford increases in the prices for fresh food.

Thank you for reading and considering this comment.