Whereas, the current provincial government is going in the wrong direction on the environment by ignoring our climate emergency, cutting funding to deal with the climate crisis, and advocating to pave over protected areas.
Therefore we, the undersigned, petition the legislative assembly to
Expand the Greenbelt and work with Indigenous peoples, First Nations, farmers and municipal leaders to protect Ontario’s farmland from encroachment by land speculators;
And work with Indigenous peoples, First Nations, rural communities, and the federal government, along community, business and environmental stakeholders, to develop a strategy to protect 30% of Ontario’s lands and waters by 2030.