Last week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a proposed law requiring any future government to put a new provincial carbon pricing program to a referendum.
Environmental advocates are celebrating Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s decision to reverse his plan to open the protected Greenbelt lands for housing development as a victory. But they emphasize the influence of private interests on governance and planning decisions remains a pressing issue.
Environmental advocates are outraged by the Ford government’s suggestion that additional land in Ontario’s protected Greenbelt may be reviewed for possible housing development.
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Protesters at a rally organized by Stop Sprawl Durham, criticized the Ontario government's decision to build housing on a portion of the protected Greenbelt as a scam and called on Premier Doug Ford to resign.
Hundreds of people staged a protest Sunday outside the office of Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy to demand permanent protection for the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve (DRAP), which was removed from the Greenbelt.