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62768

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This policy betrays the government's public trust to protect the environment for the people of Ontario. Rather than protecting, it does the opposite. It furthers a backwards, destructive government agenda that is accelerating the already rampant loss of wetlands and biodiversity. Read more

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62772

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Plans to develop the greenbelt are antithetical to the commitments made by the Ontario government and Canada to meet climate change targets. Is the issue really a lack of housing, a structural issue? Or is the issue a lack of densified, affordable housing that already exists in developed areas. Read more

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62782

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The Greenbelt should be untouchable as once you lose land there, it’s gone forever. This is an awful idea. There is a biodiversity crisis on this planet and the Ford government is planning to contribute to it. Find housing elsewhere. Build up, not out. Do not touch the Greenbelt.

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62787

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This should not be done. The Greenbelt is ecologically-sensitive land. You can't just destroy it for housing and replace it with other land. That's not how ecology works. The environmental damage would be enormous. We're already dealing poorly with climate change. Read more

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The Greenbelt is one of the most important and I would argue, well known environmental regulation in Ontario. Ontarians hold pride in the strict regulations provided by the Greenbelt legistalation protecting environmentally sensitive regions. Read more