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64741

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Can we please address all the empty space already within the cities first before moving to the green belt? Give incentives to builders who will do this. Building low and medium density, more apartment buildings for those that can't/don't want to buy or stuck in a condo building. Read more

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A quote from the Report of the Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force. "Undeveloped land inside and outside existing municipal boundaries must be part of the solution, particularly in northern and rural communities, but isn’t nearly enough on its own. Most of the Read more

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As a resident of Ontario I would like to say that the Greenbelt should be left alone. Adding more roads/highways will not reduce traffic and it has already been proven. Youtube channels such as Vox have made some great videos explaining this. Do not expand Hamiltons boundaries. Read more

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This is a terrible proposal. We were promised that the Greenbelt would not be opened back up for development. There is plenty of land already available in Ontario for new suburban development. We can also build homes in existing neighbourhoods by increasing density and through zoning reform. Read more

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I am strongly opposed to this proposal to remove land from the Greenbelt area for housing development. This would irrevocably harm the small amount of natural landscape and habitat remaining in the Golden Horseshoe area and would lead to significant negative consequences for generations to come. Read more

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At a time where both the environment and affordable housing are in crisis, replacing large swaths of our natural environment that support air quality, natural ecosystems, and human wellbeing with suburban single family dwellings is completely counter intuitive and does not work to solve either issue Read more