The Greenbelt preserves…

The Greenbelt preserves farmland and green-space essential for naturally filtering water and preventing flooding, not to mention critical habitat for many of Ontario’s endangered species. It also helps to combat climate change by storing 86.6 million tonnes of carbon. The Greenbelt provides approximately $2.6 billion annually in environmental services.

Protection also makes financial sense. Food and farming in the Greater Golden Horseshoe contributes $12.3 billion to the economy and creates 212,000 jobs. Over 7,000 of these farms are found in the Greenbelt, including half of Ontario’s fruit farms and one fifth of our vegetable farms.

The Greenbelt is also our biggest defense against climate change. Natural green-space absorbs flood water and reduces the impact of extreme storms on our infrastructure and storm water management systems.

Doug Ford, you cannot destroy any of our farmland or precious green-space. There's other lands that these developers can use. Honor your campaign promise and Stop Bill 66.