The removal of this land is disgusting! Ford promised he wouldn’t do so and instead is going back on his word. To destroy land that we need to prevent flooding and protect wildlife. There is no need to remove this land in order to build more housing and to blame it on immigration is immoral.
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Greenbelt is critical to our province. Suburban sprawl is already out of control; the last thing we need to do is destroy the few remaining green spaces.
It’s quite concerning to me, with in the midst of a climate crisis, but our elected officials are considering this damaging move. We already have houses/buildings in Ontario and elsewhere that sit empty with foreign investors and other owners.
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I strongly disagree with the proposed changes to the Greenbelt Plan. The proposed dossier available does not address the housing issues in Toronto and the GTA nor housing affordability. Instead, the proposal prioritizes a growing economy above sustainability in our province, yet again.
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Dear Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing:
Thank you for the opportunity to comment. I am not entirely clear on the difference between ERO 019-6216 and ERO 019-6217, so I am also providing a comment here. Apologies for any duplication.
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I do not agree with this proposal.
We cannot just continue to built on our green areas without consequence.
We need more housing but the proposed solution is exactly the way of doing things that got us into the mess in the first place.
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Please keep developers out of the Greenbelt. This is not the place to increase housing, especially at the risk of our environment and drinking water. Hands off!
In a world suffering from carbon emissions from human activity, is it not hypocritical to our carbon emissions target to remove part of the Greenbelt, a space that helps absorb carbon emissions?
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These proposed amendments are disgusting and I will fight this with every fibre of my being.
Why is it so easy for all of you to sell off every piece of space you consider unoccupied.
I speak for the animals and the creatures you displace that cannot speak for themselves.
Please let us conserve green spaces and build housing for people that will be affordable and accessible near public transit and where we have already destroyed our lands. Build up not out. The environment needs a home too and promises need to be kept
I strongly oppose any develop on the Greenbelt!
Please protect these lands and find somewhere else to build houses. This land is protected for a reason and I’m fearful of what will happen with any development.
Please keep the Greenbelt off your plans for any future development.
The Greenbelt is protected land and should never be touched - as promised by the Conservative premier in 2018. Infill within existing municipal boundaries and clean up existing brownfield sites.
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Absolutely not. This will do nothing to help the housing crisis and once this land is built on we will not get it back. You are already paving over sensitive ecological areas for a highway no one wants, isn't that enough harm for one government?
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Leave the Greenbelt alone. Build up, not out. The last thing we need in this province is more sprawl. Encourage human (not car) centred development. The climate crisis behooves us to move away from built environments that require significant expenditures of energy to do anything and everything.
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I was born and raised near the Greenbelt. Throughout my whole life (20 years), I've watched the Greenbelt age gracefully and allow for nature to grow. The Greenbelt creates habitats for nearby wildlife and it's trails provide an escape from the business of life.
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In May 2018, Premier Ford said: “Unequivocally, we won’t touch the Greenbelt […] people don’t want me touching the Greenbelt.” In June 2020, he said: “We’re not going to touch the Greenbelt, I will never touch the Greenbelt.”
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The green belt is an environmental, cultural heritage, and urban planning success story. Back tracking on its protection while cities still have the capacity to provide more housing is short sighted at best. Do better
The greenbelt should be protected lands. It is designated that way for a reason, and moving the boundaries sets a dangerous precedent for future changes to it.
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I completely oppose this redesignation because it would not solve the affordable housing crisis – instead, it would undermine the whole point of the Greenbelt as permanent protection for important lands.
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