The proposed amendments to…

The proposed amendments to the greenbelt plan, a plan designed to preserve ontarios natural beauty and ecosystems, is another example of the Ford government continuing to break promises if it means they can profit. The original purpose of the greenbelt was to prevent urban sprawl and preserve ontarios natural ecological features, while also providing space for our agriculture industry. Ignoring the importance of our forests, wetlands, and agricultural is a hallmark of not just Ford, but the entire conservative government, both provincial and federal.
Further, the notion that the fix to a housing crisis is to create more urban sprawl and more dense, boring suburbs in the areas surrounding Toronto is simply ridiculous. How disconnected are you from northern Ontario that you don't realize how many empty houses we have? Perhaps if the Ford government looked further north than Pickering, they would know that the north (the actual north) has plenty of space for people- not in the building of suburbs, but in the already empty homes that we have. Rather than destroying protected land for the purpose of increased urban sprawl for people who will likely need to drive 45 to an hour to get to Toronto anyway, perhaps you should incentive people to move north and aid in developing industries up here. While southern Ontario sees all the focus, northern Ontario continues to sit on the sidelines.
It is my opinion that altering the greenbelt in any way will be a further nail in the coffin of the Ford government- I truly believe that, after the disastrous treatment of the CUPE workers by your government, the Ford government will ho down as the worst Ontario has had. Stop building more urban sprawl with boring suburbs that only those who make more than 250k a year can afford and preserve ontarios beauty. Send people north. Better yet, deal with the skyrocketing prices of living in and around Toronto so that people might be willing to actually live in the city. Stop the idiocy, stop breaking promises, and start listening to the people in your province-not your rich housing development buddies, but the people on the street.