Comments

View the comments this notice received through the registry. You can either download them all or search and sort below.

Some comments will not be posted online. Learn more about the comment status and our comment and privacy policies.

Download comments

Search comments

Comment ID

64040

Commenting on behalf of

Individual

Comment status

Comment approved More about comment statuses
I'm a young adult, raised in Hamilton and intend to live here for the long-term future. We should not be removing protected land to build residential. Urban densification is the answer to the housing crisis, not building on natural land and Hamilton already voted on this. Read more

Comment ID

64047

Commenting on behalf of

Individual

Comment status

Comment approved More about comment statuses
Hamilton has already voted to not expand its boundary. Housing density is an integral part of ensuring that cities are able to pivot towards better public transit and maintain a smaller carbon footprint. The provincial government’s decision to overrule the will of the people is shameful.

Comment ID

64049

Commenting on behalf of

Individual

Comment status

Comment approved More about comment statuses
The green zone in York Region, at the North West portion of Newmarket in King should be reviewed once again. The infrastructure that Newmarket has is at full capacity. Additional planned increased infrastructure built timing does not align with the timing of the proposed development. Read more

Comment ID

64050

Commenting on behalf of

Individual

Comment status

Comment approved More about comment statuses
This is a short-sighted idea. How is it beneficial for future generations of Ontarians to develop large swaths of protected farmland and forrests? What will this do for our local bio-diversity? Water supply? Does this conservative government even care about our future? O

Comment ID

64051

Commenting on behalf of

Individual

Comment status

Comment approved More about comment statuses
I was very dismayed to see the government go back on their words published last year in the Toronto Star where Minister Steve Clark stated that the government was "not going to entertain any conversations about a land swap" in regards to Ontario's Greenbelt. Read more

Comment ID

64053

Commenting on behalf of

Individual

Comment status

Comment approved More about comment statuses
Expanding into the greenbelt is not the solution to our housing woes. We already have well built cities with solid infrastructure that we can leverage and invest in if we opt to densify the housing options in areas that have already been developed. Read more

Comment ID

64062

Commenting on behalf of

Individual

Comment status

Comment approved More about comment statuses
The greenbelt is incredibly sensitive and important land to Ontarians. Destroying it to further increase suburban sprawl and continue wasteful development practices is unthinkable when we have so much land that can be rezoned that is not in such a sensitive area. Read more