THE PROBLEM
For decades, unchecked urban sprawl has paved over Canada’s best remaining farmland and sensitive natural areas. Inefficient land use has compromised ecosystems and the wildlife that inhabit them, polluted water supplies, and has cost taxpayers billions in unnecessary infrastructure costs.
The Solution
We need a strong leadership that understands the importance of growing smarter. Directing growth to existing urban areas improves the protection of farms, nature and water. It also saves taxpayers from paying for expensive sprawl, lowers our carbon pollution, and reduces congestion. This allows us to create communities with better access to services like public transit, recreation and shopping. By growing smarter, we all win.
Permanently protect vital farmland and water sources by growing the Greenbelt
Permanently protect vital farmland and water sources by growing the Greenbelt
It’s possible. We can build housing, fight gridlock AND expand the Greenbelt
It’s possible. We can build housing, fight gridlock AND expand the Greenbelt
Latest News
New Mapping and Analysis Discredits the Ontario Government’s Excuses for Forcing Suburban Boundary Expansions and Removing Greenbelt, Floodplain and Wetland Protections
Media Advisory: This Earth Day Weekend, Community Groups Across the Province are Gathering to Demand Protection for Ontario’s Environment
Statement on the federal government’s role in ensuring a proper review of the proposed Highway 413
Why the Federal Government’s Rouge National Urban Park Study is Exactly What we Need Right Now
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