Urban areas have become…

Urban areas have become cement cities and that is so harmful to us in more ways than the general public understands. There is no where for our rainwater or snowmelt to go in urban areas - this increases the risk of flooding, and ends up carrying waste, pollution, and other materials from our cities straight into our waterways through runoff. If Ontario develops over what wetlands we have left, we are going to experience huge increases in flooding risks, loss of local flora and fauna, and increased sediments and pollution everywhere. Whatever compensation areas the government and developers have planned to "replace" habitat will NOT be enough. These areas are not 1 to 1 replacements of natural wetlands and ponds, and there is often times no funding in place to support the monitoring of these areas to ensure they are as effective as they say on paper.

It's time to put people first, and that comes with putting our HOME (Earth!!) first. We are nothing without our natural environment to support and nurture us. Paving and building over wetlands will only hurt human societies in time, and are not worth whatever money already affluent people are going to make because of this.
Even if you don't care about the environment, I have strong doubt this housing is going to be "affordable" anyways. Last I checked 1.5 million dollar homes aren't within the majority of Canadians reach. So if the Ford government is going to destroy Ontario's nature for homes that aren't even affordable then what is the point of all of this?