The Provincial Government is being reckless in the plan to persist in building on agricultural and green belt lands. The current proposal disregards the impact of both climate change and food insecurity both now and in the future.
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I am a farmer, as were my parents before me. I agree 100% that farmers should have an opportunity to sever lots for residential development from their farms that are within the Greenbelt.
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To Doug Ford
Stop ruining our beautiful province!
Replacing beautiful farmland, wetlands and green space is a terrible thing to do and will affect generation after generation.
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This government is proposing a complete paradox with this policy: protect the environment and agricultural land but also force municipalities to expand into rural and agricultural areas to build unaffordable homes, but also they need to be mixed-use homes that are affordable.
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Protect the Greenbelt, and allow municipalities the continued ability to build complete communities. Return development charges to municipalities. Local knows best. Province is disengaged.
To Whom it may concern ,
I agree with and support the farmers who do not want more houses on our existing farm land from non farmers.
We need our farmland to stay intact .
Yes . We need more housing but it is better put in areas that already have the infrastructure to handle it.
I am writing to submit a comment regarding the proposal to sever up to three parcels from farm plots. I am a farm owner and manager myself, and I would like to offer an alternative to the opposition that has been reported in the media.
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We should not be affecting farmlands or greenlands for more housing. We do have a huge housing crisis, but this really should be increasing density in existing urban or suburban areas and not sprawling further out. We should be protecting what remaining farmlands or natural green habitats we have.
This week I have seen farm group opposition to this bill. OFA, NFU, Christian farmers. In total they represent 46,000 farms . They represent us because it’s mandatory to pay their dues to get a Farm Registration number. All 3 groups in total have less than 100 employees many do not own a farm.
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WHEREAS on April 6, 2023, the Province of Ontario released for comment the proposed 2023 Provincial Planning Statement and Bill 97, Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, 2023;
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Do not make changes to the Greenbelt and remove protections from these lands in order to build homes. We all know that the homes built in rural areas will not help the housing crisis, as only rich people will be able to afford those rural homes.
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I live in an agricultural area of Ontario and know first hand the challenges that result when you start over developing an area that's not equipped to deal with the septic/sewer, water, and other systems to support housing.
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Hi,
I am an Ontario homeowner who supports keeping the little farm land we have left.
Farm land not only provides fresh produce with minimal transportation pollution, it provides areas for water to go, thus offsetting flooding problems due to climate change.
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I am absolutely opposed to your proposal to permit more housing on farms, including residential lot creation. Farmland cannot continue to be lost, and your plans to resolve a housing problem will create a much larger problem for the future of farming and rural life in this province.
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This is bonkers. It is blinkered thinking, not considering the wider implications. There needs to be a balance between land used for housing and that for industry and agriculture. People don't just need a place to live, they also need food to eat. There is limited farmland in Ontario.
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This proposal is outrageous. Ontario needs to protect its farmland and the communities around it. There are other places we can develop land for housing, especially with the surge of work-from-home career opportunities.
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