Making a Submission to the Ontario government Greenbelt Expansion Consultation

Making a Submission to the Ontario government Greenbelt Expansion Consultation

Many organizations and individuals are working hard to build political pressure on the Ontario government – pressure aimed at stopping development in Ontario’s Greenbelt. Though pressure is mounting the provincial government is ploughing ahead. One of their strategies to offset growing political pressure is a consultation on expanding the Greenbelt. Our hope is to contribute to the growing public mobilization by encouraging submissions that, while not opposing expansion, highlight the deliberate undermining of the Greenbelt itself through practices such as the use of Ministerial Zoning Orders (MZOs) to ram through development on the Greenbelt.
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Check out the following links for information:

YoursToProtect.ca
Ontario’s Greenbelt Under Threat- Environmental Defense
Memo to Ontario, Just Leave the Greenbelt Alone- Toronto Star
Developers with Ties to Ford Government Stand to Cash on HWY. 413- National Observer
What’s Really Behind the Ford Goverment’s Push to Protect Wetland in Pickering- CBC News
Ford government fast-tracks 6 new GTA development deals using controversial MZOs- CBC News
Developers want to pave over the Duffins Creek Wetlands, to Build Warehouses- Environmental Defense