this post was submitted on 25 Sep 2023
40 points (97.6% liked)

CanadaPolitics

2859 readers
2 users here now

Placeholder for any r/CanadaPolitics refugees

Rules

  1. Keep the original title when submitting an article. You can put your own commentary in the body of the post or in the comment section.

Reminder that the rules for lemmy.ca also apply here. See the sidebar on the homepage: lemmy.ca

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
lightrush@lemmy.ca
grte@lemmy.ca
40
Building on the Greenbelt would never have provided affordable housing anyway (tvo.org)
submitted 2 years ago by Grappling7155@lemmy.ca to c/canadapolitics@lemmy.ca
10 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

OPINION: Doug Ford's Greenbelt reversal is a good thing — but the government's plans were never really about providing affordable housing

Written by Brian Doucet • TVO News

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] frostbiker@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

And not just build up: also allow businesses in the ground floor and basements. A residential-only neighborhood where you can't do basic stuff like buying groceries, bringing your kids to the nursery, or going to a cafe/restaurant isn't a great place to live without a car either.