Opinion: Doug Ford’s housing bill is short-sighted and will undermine long-term prosperity. Losing portions of the Greenbelt will have incalculable ecological, social, and financial costs.
The province also proposes changes to crucial planning policy documents that permit the development of agricultural and natural heritage areas. The bill would have significant implications for rural communities, which often struggle to keep their farms.
A 250-square-metre piece of natural infrastructure in Oakville stores so much stormwater that it saves the city $1.24 million to $1.44 million annually. Remove this land, and municipal stormwater management costs will go up, as will our taxes. Canada committed to preserving 30 per cent of land and waters by 2030 from development. This science-based target has been set by a coalition of more than 60 countries. In southern Ontario, the habitat coverage is only 15 per cent. Ford’s plan will decrease this percentage even further.Ontario needs more housing, but the housing can improve ecological, social, and financial outcomes — making Ontario an even more desirable place to live for its residents.
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Lawyer says Doug McCallum’s memory fuzzy because he endured a ‘frightening, disturbing event’The ex mayor of Surrey urged police to obtain surveillance footage, according to defence lawyer Richard Peck.
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