It's Yours To Protect Weekend April 21-23! Join an event in Ontario - there are SIX events taking place in Peel Region! Details and register here.
The provincial government is forcing municipalities across Ontario to plan for 30 years of growth with new sprawl and highways, tearing up the Greenbelt, gutting Conservation Authorities and removing major planning and governance powers from our local governments! It's critical that Peel Region speaks up against these aggressive rollbacks.
Action you can take right now:
Environmental Defence campaign
Yours To Protect Coalition campaign
Ontario Nature Bill 23 blog and petition + Greenbelt action
Videos:
What's next for Bill 23 and the Greenbelt? - link
Bait & Switch - Understanding Bill 23 - link
Hands Off the Greenbelt media spot - link
Articles:
Analysis on land needs reports for development - link
Unprecedented public protest is growing - link
Backlash to Bill 23 is broad - link
Ongoing coverage on the Greenbelt by The Narwhal - link
Latest analysis by The Pointer on Bill 23 - link
The housing crisis in Peel on CBC - link
Blogpost on Peel Region's Big Decision - link
Latest investigation on Highway 413 - link
"The Big Sprawl" via Environmental Defence - link
Documents:
Peel Region's Official Plan (updated March 15, 2022) - link
Mississauga's response to Bill 23 - link