Hi, I oppose this bill. In…

Hi,

I oppose this bill. In terms of conservation, the wetlands is home to diverse flora and fauna. If the government goes through with this, these habitats and species will be destroyed. This will have a negative impact on our ecosystems and our climate.

This land also belongs to the Indigenous peoples. It is their decision to make whether they want to move forward with this development, and most tribes vehemently oppose it because of the damage it will do.

Lastly, I live near the greenbelt. It's beautiful and one of the last greenspaces we have in the GTA and Ontario. It's so wrong to repeal the protections for this land. I also used to live in a housing community that was built on wetlands. The houses had very poor construction and were in dire need of repair. This kind of environment is not suitable for residential or commercial zoning.

I propose that, instead of destroying the Greenbelt for more houses, we look at those who own multiple properties or who are absentee landlords. If these properties were freed up, people could either buy them OR these single-family homes could be rebuilt to support multi-generational or multi-family households.

There is no need to create more single-family homes when those properties already exist. Honestly, re-purposing the land that is already ready for residential and commercial use just makes more sense!

If the government goes through with this, more life and communities will be destroyed. Please do not pass this bill.