The Greenbelt should not be eroded. Destroying the land for housing has been found unnecessary as sufficient land exists within existing municipal boundaries. Several recent land acquisitions by developers are known to be friends of Doug Ford and they stand to profit from this proposal.
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The greenbelt is by definition, intended to remain green, off limits to developers. It protects wildlife and waterways that affect not just the acres of land proposed for building, but the entire surrounding ecosystem.
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I am strongly against opening up the Greenbelt for development. We should instead upzone existing land. This is more cost effective since suburban sprawl is low density, meaning it costs a large amount per person for public services.
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What happened to leaving the Green Belt alone ,Ford ?
How much of that housing will actually be affordable and accessible??
I do not support this, or this government.
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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-ontarios-greenbelt-is-supposed-to-be-a-protected-legacy-not-a-reserve/ [of land just waiting to be paved over]
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I'm a Farmer's Daughter....save our farmland. Our children will need the Conservation Lands and we need the trees for the oxygen.
Don't build roads through our farmland and greenlands!!!!
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Building housing on the green belt will not solve the province’s housing crisis. I have spent my entire career in real estate, having worked on $4B of real estate deals in North America, including more that 4,000 housing units. The idea what housing and the environment are at odds are a false one.
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A promise was made by Doug Ford to protect the Greenbelt. Please keep that promise and allow future generations to enjoy some green spaces in the midst of urban sprawl. It is important for our mental health to have areas where we can go and just enjoy nature.
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Stop sacrificing environmental protections for “growth”. Climate change is real. Opening the Greenbelt for further development is a horrible plan, and it is not a smart solution to address housing problems in the GTA. It primarily serves to benefit the developers.
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I vehemently disagree with this proposal. The Greenbelt is a key area that holds on of the most at-risk eco zones in the country - the Mixedwood Plains.
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Please find another way to help housing that is actually proven to work. Sprawl is harmful and ineffective. This will not help our housing crisis. The Green Belt was put in place to be protected land against decisions exactly like this one. The soil in this area is excellent for growing food.
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The parcels of Land which were chosen for the Greenbelt were chosen for a reason. You cannot simply cut away and paste in new land to restore some kind of acreage balance. That simply is not how the environment works.
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I believe from the information I have read, Premier Doug Ford illegally advised his donors, friends, business associates ahead of time to purchase land on the Greenbelt with his promise of changing the Zoning, enabling him to build a Highway on it.
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At this time when we are dealing with more and more climate issues, we need action to protect the wetlands and green space. Instead our government is going in the opposite direction.
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I am extremely against the plans to remove lands from the greenbelt for development. This plan is short-sighted and will result in more urban sprawl. Bill 23 won't benefit anyone but developers, as there's no actual incentives for building affordable housing.
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This bill is a disgusting land grab that does nothing but fill the pockets of developers at the cost of environmentally sensitive land. Do you like floods? Do you like climate change? Congratulations, because Bill 23 will give you all of this for the low, low price of McMansion subdivisions.
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