There is an absolute…

There is an absolute responsibility we have as a community, a nation, a planet to take climate change seriously and start making REAL changes to our ways NOW. Sure, that can come from individuals making small changes in their day-to-day lives, but the biggest difference is to be made by our leaders who can affect real changes with policies, regulations, and laws. YOU are in a position of power and of great responsibility.
Which is why I want to ask about the changes your government is making to the protection of the greenbelt; a protected greenspace that has remained intact and protected until now. This is an area of farmland, forests, watersheds, wetlands, and recreation areas for all to use and enjoy. It is also one of the world's largest and most successful greenspace projects. Why can't your government appreciate the significance of this? My husband and I grew up in Port Perry which sits right beside the Oak Ridges Moraine, and have memories more than we can count of utilizing that space for recreation, exploring, skiing, fruit-picking, visits to farms, and getting us into and enjoying nature. Hasty decisions and broken promises from your government threaten this. How is developing the Greenbelt, "opening Ontario up for business"? It's a quick fix to an over-arching problem of greed and backwards thinking within your government. We need to adjust our ways and invest our time and money in new and inventive ways if we want to survive the coming threats of climate change, and cannot continue down this same path.

We need to protect our greenspaces which clean the air, protect our watersheds which give us safe drinking water, and protect Ontario's most arable land, which give us food-security. HOW CAN YOUR GOVERNMENT MINIMIZE THIS????