TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO:

WHEREAS Bill 23 is the Ford Government's latest attempt to remove protected land from the Greenbelt, allowing developers to bulldoze and pave over 7,000 acres of farmland in the Greenbelt;

WHEREAS Ontario is already losing 319.6 acres of farmland and greenspace daily to development; 

WHEREAS the Government’s Housing Affordability Task Force found there are plenty of places to build homes without destroying the Greenbelt;

WHEREAS Ford’s repeated moves to tear up farmland and bulldoze wetlands have never been about housing, but are about making the rich richer;

WHEREAS greenspaces and farmland are what we rely on to grow our food, support natural habitats and prevent flooding;