Firstly the name "Green"Belt…

Firstly the name "Green"Belt should mean Green not Black, when paving over the green it will never be back to green but remain as black (Paved over) forever. There are so many reasons to leave the greenbelt protected and left protected for our wildlife/habitat, waterways and specialty agriculture land that is not found anywhere in this country. Green Belt is home to protected species of both plants/wildlife that will be forced out of their habitat to homes/pavement. Green Belt is internationally known for his fertile agricultural grounds such as Holland Marsh, Niagara Region tender fruit/grape areas, GTA loam soils for nursery and farm crops - it should not be lost and become known for high rises. Urbanization growth should not come at the cost of such a productive and internationally known area that produces food for the world while protecting our plants, trees and wildlife.

There are so may fringe areas within cities/towns such as brownfield unused lands that should be developed first ! Why do we need so much urban growth, ON presently is not able to handle the extra population on our roads and infrastructure. Why are we pushing for more people in ON, do we really need more.

In 2020, the Greenbelt's agri-food sector generated an estimated $4.1 billion in GDP and close to 59,000 jobs.
Within the Greenbelt alone, farm purchases of goods and services were valued at $900 million in 2017
Not only will land be lost BUT also jobs/valuable GDP contribution.

Premier Ford - you need to strongly rethink your narrow minded/lack of vision decision here and be here for more then urban growth and your selfish opinion on where growth should come from. This decision will have devastating lifelong effects for more Ontario people then expanding your paving operations.