I remember hearing Premier…

I remember hearing Premier Ford say during his campaign, that he would not touch the Greenbelt of Ontario. I ask that he keep his promise. The ford government has focused on short-term solutions that will leave Ontarians vulnerable in the future. The greenbelt protects biodiversity, drinking water, and green space for future generations.

I hear over and over again, out of the premier’s mouth, how he is working for the Ontario tax payer. I pay taxes. And I demand an environment that is livable, vibrant, and healthy. In fact, the UN declared that having a healthy environment is a human right.

There is a huge surge of eco-friendly business occurring around the world. The most profitable countries are ones that have embraced the necessity of change, and are working with cutting edge technologies to ensure quality of life. They have NOT sacrificed jobs. All your plan is doing, is using old arguments in a world that is swiftly moving from your narrow-visioned plans of what constitutes being “open for business.” With your plan, Ontario will become over-developed; a suburban wasteland incapable of even producing its own food. In the future, food security will be a huge issue. Another reason why your plan needs to be withdrawn.

I suggest that you have actual climate and environmental assessments done for your decision making and its effects. I suggest that you bring in community leaders that have innovative ways of creating jobs, that do not adversely affect the ability of communities to enjoy where they live.

In the name of working for “the little guy,” your party has been gutting programs that improve quality of life for the so called little guy. Your “buck a beer” nonesense was an insult to my intelligence. You throw us crumbs while you gut our province of its value. This is yet one more example.

In addition to being a tax payer, I am also an active voter. Premier Ford, if you don’t turn around some of your policies and make decisions based on science and not just populist nonsense, I will make it my number one goal to vote you out of office at the first available opportunity. I have sent this link to as many people as I know who feel as strongly as I do that leadership is a privilege, and only should be given to people who lead with vision, and with accountability to future generations.