Ontario says it will add to Greenbelt for each fast-tracked development

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Ontario to protect land for sped-up developments, but critics warned that the move may signal the Progressive Conservative government’s plans to push through new projects without full consultation

The Ontario government said Wednesday it will add two acres of land to the Greenbelt in southern Ontario for every acre of land developed through a minister’s zoning order.Ontario promised Wednesday to add more protected land to the Greenbelt every time it employs a political tool that fast-tracks land development.

The pledge covers land already developed through the orders, as well as projects yet to be announced. The Progressive Conservative government has argued it’s using the MZOs to speed up housing developments as the population grows. “People are extremely concerned that this announcement is a warning sign that Ford is about to gift more extraordinary MZOs so developers can pave over wetlands and precious farmland.”“Trusting Doug Ford to protect green space is like trusting an arsonist with a pack of matches,” Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca said in a Twitter post.

 

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We don't need more people and more tiny homes so the bankers and elistists can get rich. What happened to climate change Backyard gardening? More people = more pollution. Only the bankers and immigration lawyers profit from more immigration and development.

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Yay, waste provincial tax funds to boost corporate expansion.

But that was shown to be a lie more than 8 hours ago, so why are you covering with this disinformation now? FishWrapping cdnmedia

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