To the Government of Ontario…

To the Government of Ontario,

I am opposed to the proposed amendment of the Greenbelt (as well as Bill 23) as this would entail destroying precious farm land, watersheds, and green spaces that keep our environment, as well as the living creatures who live on and around it, safe. (Which, mind you, includes ourselves) This is not the direction we should be taking given our current climate crisis, nor is this going to address the affordable living issue in the province. Rather, I believe and have heard from expert opinion, that this will simply provide profit booms for the housing development companies, rather than the average Ontario citizen, nevermind even the working class. There are a million empty parking lots and essentially abandoned office buildings all of around Ontario that could be torn down and rebuilt with a more equitable, walkable, and green future in mind. This isn't even a NIMBY question for me. I live in an urban area, and I wish *more* people could access this lifestyle. I also wish for people in the future to be able to appreciate and gaze in amazement at the nature that has been here since time immemorial and was treated with the respect it deserves until only 150 years ago.

It's 2022, we need to protect our greenspaces as if our life depends on it because it actually does.