I am strongly against this proposed amendment. The Greenbelt has been designated as protected land to preserve the natural heritage of Ontario and permanently protect several important wildlife and wetland areas.
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Hi there, I'm concerned that these proposed changes are overlooking other options to address the housing crisis Ontario is facing. Before looking to protected lands, we should be looking at currently vacant buildings and if they can be converted.
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This is a shortsighted move. Doug Ford has broken another promise yet again in order to line the pockets of the elite. Our green space is precious, we can never undo the damage this egregious decision will cost our province, our people, our environment, etc.
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This goes against treaty terms and responsibilities, this land belongs to the descendants of Indigenous communities who should dictate what that land is used for. Consult with Indigenous leaders and surrounding communities first and provide access to this process for all.
Let preface this with a notion that I'm completely and utterly against this proposal. Now that we have that out of the way, let's recall reasons why Greenbelt was created in the first place in 2005. It was created to:
1. Prevent further loss of farmland and natural heritage
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The Ontario government recently announced that it intends to break its loudest, clearest election promise, by inflicting a fatal 7,400 acre wound on the vital and wildly popular Greenbelt.
I OPPOSE BILL 23 AND ASK THAT THIS BILL BE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY
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The Covid pandemic demonstrated very clearly that people need green space!! It is not okay to reduce the greenbelt!
Climate change demonstrates that we need to protect our green space and trees! It is not okay to reduce the greenbelt!
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Please don't do this. I want Ontario to remain beautiful, with a bountiful amount of preserved nature. The Greenbelt is Southern Ontario's lungs. Reducing it only hurts future generations.
Urban sprawl is a huge issue. Don't support it by chipping away at preserved green space.
Greenbelt should remain protected. It's important to the wild life of the area, and the maintaining the health of the land of the region. There are other ways to improve housing without impacting protected lands.
I urge the Premier to:
withdraw the plan to remove lands from the Greenbelt;
get on with a meaningful Greenbelt expansion that reflects public input - repeatedly promised but never delivered by the Ford government;
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No. This is a bad idea. This idea benefits builders, and sacrifices natural spaces that can never be recovered. AND, it is financially a very bad idea for the municipalities that get stuck with the bill to maintain infrastructure.
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The green belt was created to ensure that our city stays a healthy happy place to live. We need trees and nature to exist for people to exist. I really don’t even know what this is up for proposal. Canada is a huge country, with lots of area outside the gta greenbelt to build homes…
We must protect the Greenbelt. There are other places to use to build homes, such as buildings and unused office space. Let’s utilize the space we already have.
I urge the Premier to:
1. withdraw the plan to remove lands from the Greenbelt;
2. get on with a meaningful Greenbelt expansion that reflects public input - repeatedly promised but never delivered by the Ford government;
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"Developing" the greenbelt is a terrible idea for future generations and climate as a whole. Ontario needs the green space and it was protected for a reason. It should remain protected.
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