While I wholeheartedly agree that the Galt moraine should be part of the greenbelt, I disagree with the proposed removals of properties. Removing land from the greenbelt is stealing provincial patrimony to line the pockets of developers and corrupt politicians - it is a bad idea.
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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The removal of lands from the Greenbelt should not happen. Doug Ford promised not to touch the Greenbelt back in 2018, and this proposed amendment flies directly in the face of that promise.
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This proposal is an unnecessary expenditure that not only jeopardizes the future of the province for young people such as myself, but is also an unproductive move that ignores the many better options for accomplishing the supposed goals listed here (like reworking many of the urban spaces abandoned
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Opening elements of the Greenbelt to construction will greatly weaken environmental protection in Ontario, allowing construction on valuable farmland, and on wetlands vitally need to manage water and prevent expensive floods.
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I take issue with many of the proposed changes to the omnibus bill, Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 as they relate to the protection of natural heritage resources and agriculturally important lands for current and future generations.
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Yet again the government is only thinking about their current term, and a re-election for the next term. Ontario needs affordable housing but should be doing this in the current confines of existing residential and mixed use spaces.
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I urge the Premier to;
- withdraw the plan to remove lands from the Greenbelt;
- follow through with a meaningful Greenbelt expansion that reflects public input - promised but not delivered by the Ford government
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According to this proposal to amend the Greenbelt Area boundary, parcels of land will be removed from the Greenbelt Area to support the “[provincial government’s] municipal partners to plan for responsible growth and help build housing faster … while leading to an overall expansion of the Greenbelt.
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Please - I implore you to have better strategic foresight than to worsen our climate change crisis with a proposal that only pretends to sustainably resolve our housing crisis.
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Strongly disagree with the anti-democratic and anti-environmental implications of these 'proposed amendments'.
The proposal carves 7,400 acres out of the Greenbelt for development - with an unfounded excuse that these lands are need for housing.
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I'm extremely dissapointed in the province's move to walk back on the previous decision to protect the Greenbelt and propose to overrule the city of Hamilton's decision to stay within it's current boundaries.
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As currently written, this amendment would be a disaster for Ontario and for the future of our children. As the climate crisis worsens, wetlands are essential to stave off expensive floods, and farmland is increasingly valuable - yet this amendment would decimate both.
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As currently written, this amendment would be a disaster for Ontario and for the future of our children. As the climate crisis worsens, wetlands are essential to stave off expensive floods, and farmland is increasingly valuable - yet this amendment would decimate both.
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taking away the review and commenting authority of conservation authorities is a dangerous step backwards to our 1960s/1970s era of planning.
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Do Not build on the green belt. There are better ways to make affordable housing, like higher density housing, such as apartments or condos. These will also be more affordable for people to buy and maintain, without having to destroy a sacred ecosystem.
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Absolutely do not develop the green belt. Ford promised not to and now he’s breaking that promise to make his developer friends rich. Sprawl does not address the housing problem or environmental problems, it makes it all worse. Please do not do this
I am extremely saddened to know that we are taking away more natural space to accommodate urban expansion. Each year we lose more and more natural spaces that will never come back.
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