I was very disappointed to…

I was very disappointed to learn that the Ford Government has decided to open up the greenbelt for housing especially after they had promised not do so.
The greenbelt is a treasured part of GHTA area of Ontario. Reallocation of some of that land for building housing is completely wrong on so many different fronts:

- Once a habitat is destroyed it’s gone forever.
- Protecting other land as part of green belt does not undo the damage being caused to the existing lands, water, rivers and it’s flora & fauna
- Blaming this on the housing needs of new immigrants is wrong and an oversimplification of the issue. There is low likelihood that newly arriving immigrants would have the means and even want to live there.
- This will put immense pressure on the existing infrastructure of roads, sewage, emergency services etc
- This will worsen the problem of urban sprawl
-Existing traffic congestion issues on our freeways will be adversely affected by people living there commuting to work
- In the proposal it says that “ It is the government’s expectation that the proponents would fully fund necessary infrastructure upfront.” Leaving it up to the land developers to fully fund the necessary infrastructure is not realistic as we know that businesses always cut corners and will not do it right.

All in all I DO NOT support this amendment to the green belt and feel betrayed by my provincial government.