According to the Oak Ridges…

According to the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan (2017), "The Greenbelt Plan, together with this
Plan and the Niagara Escarpment Plan, identifies where urbanization should not occur in order to provide permanent protection to the agricultural land base and the ecological and hydrological features, areas and functions occurring on this landscape and found within the Oak Ridges Moraine.

These plans work in concert with Ontario’s Climate Change Strategy, 2015, the government’s commitment to meet its long-term targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Protecting agricultural lands, water resources and natural areas, supporting the achievement of complete communities that are compact, walkable and, where appropriate, transit-supportive will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and work towards low-carbon communities, and the long-term goals of net-zero communities.

Greenhouse gas emissions can be offset by carbon sinks found in the Oak Ridges Moraine, which can include agricultural lands, green infrastructure and other natural areas."

We do not need to build houses on the Greenbelt to solve the housing crisis. We need to increase density where it currently exists and improve infrastructure, such as access to public transportation. If you build houses on the Greenbelt, you destroy it forever. In a time of climate emergency, it is imperative that we keep the Greenbelt in tact AS IT IS.