Ontario’s Greenbelt protects…

Ontario’s Greenbelt protects farmland, communities, forests, wetlands and watersheds. It also preserves cultural heritage and supports recreation and tourism in Ontario’s Greater Golden Horseshoe.

One of the most biologically rich areas in all of Canada, the Greenbelt includes the Niagara Escarpment and Oak Ridges Moraine — which filter and replenish groundwater, and feed into the many river systems that flow through Canada’s most developed region.

The Greenbelt safeguards the vital resources that clean our air and water, reduces our flood risks, provides a home for wildlife, and ensures our communities have greenspace to explore.

The health of the Greenbelt affects the quality of drinking water for more than seven million Canadians.

With all of the above in consideration, I absolutely oppose all proposals to allow further degradation of our protected lands in the Greenbelt for the sake of development and further urban sprawl.