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The Greenbelt was established with the purpose of being a long term, in fact permanent, protection for our environment. It serves all of Ontario and protects us and the future of our Province. It MUST NOT be compromised for building or for highways. Read more

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76878

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I think this is a very bad, shortsighted idea. The green belt protects our local rivers, ravines, flora and fauna. In addition, it may reduce Toronto/Ontario’s self sufficiency as more and more or the provinces prime farm land gets paved over… irretrievably. Read more

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Premier Ford and others in his cabinet promised not to alter the Greenbelt, to keep the land protected. They have broken that promise and are now carving up the Greenbelt and sectioning off pieces of it to wealthy developers, who are also donors to their party. Read more

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The idea of taking away protection of the Green Belt is terrifying. We are in Ontario seeing the effects of climate change by way of very strong winds and flooding. The Green Belt acts as our lungs. Affordable housing must be built but not in an area that is essential for our province. Read more

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It reeks of corruption that developers purchased this protected, environmentally important land from the government, and then the government has, "suddenly" decided to address the housing crisis by removing all protections on that land. This is utterly despicable. Read more

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This is clearly being done under the mindset that climate change is not real or a threat to our existence. Either that or Dougie is evil and thinks his profit is more important than the future of the human race. Sprawl/dependency on personal vehicles clearly isn’t working out. Read more