I am strongly opposed to the…

I am strongly opposed to the removal of any existing lands within the Greenbelt for construction of new homes. This will not only lead to the loss of valuable farmland, but also increase urban sprawl and perpetuate a car-centric lifestyle whereby residents need to drive everywhere for their daily needs. The Government's pledge to add more land to the Greenbelt to compensate for the areas that are removed is not a viable conservation strategy to maintain ecological integrity. i.e. removing a brick from one area of a wall and replacing it with another somewhere else doesn't increase the strength of the wall.

Carving off lands in the Greenbelt for housing is exactly the opposite of what we should be doing to counter the effects of the climate crisis. I urge the Ford government not to proceed with this short-sighted and ill-conceived plan and instead focus on policies that promote higher-density development within existing urban boundaries.