I am opposed to Bill 23 and…

I am opposed to Bill 23 and would like to see it amended. I do not believe it is a good or necessary decision to open up the Greenbelt to developers. I disagree with the proposal to take away important input of the conservation authorities to inform good decision making in urban planning. We are experiencing a climate crisis and all our decisions must have that fact included in the calculus of our decisions. Paving over Class One farmland is an irreversible and devastating decision. Farms feed families and we need them.

This plan may build houses but at a terrible cost both to the environment and the communities forced to service the urban sprawl. Bill 23 is ill conceived and needs a drastic revision. Affordable housing will not be achieved by building sprawl. The environment will not be protected by urban sprawl.
Quality of life will not be improved by more urban sprawl. Mistakes of the past do not need to be repeated. Now is the time to move forward with a better plan for all, not just providing a financial windfall to a small group of land speculators.