Not only is the paving over…

Not only is the paving over the greenbelt short-sighted in terms of protecting the environment, and thus, our domestic food supply; but building there also contributes towards urban sprawl. Sprawl is not cheap. It may be a cheap way to put houses up in the middle of nowhere, but there are no jobs on the greenbelt either.

We need to build up, not out.

Data from the 2021 Census of Agriculture suggests Ontario is losing 319 acres of farmland daily, equal to the loss of one average family farm per day:

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-losing-farmland-at-fast-rate-amid-ur…

Governments spend almost $29 billion annually on roads, but recover only $17
billion in road-related taxes:

https://institute.smartprosperity.ca/sites/default/files/publications/f…

Suburban expansion costs increase to $465 per person per year in Ottawa:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/urban-expansion-costs-menard-memo…

Evidently sacrificing our environment and future generations ability to enjoy it is not worth building homes that no-one can afford.