Did we actually win?

Reviewing the Greenbelt and boundary reversals and the path ahead for Ontario’s Environment

On November 16th, join Environmental Defence and Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition in a webinar to review recent changes in Ontario’s environmental policies and opportunities for future wins.

With the frenzied pace of announcements and reversals in the last month – you may be asking: did we actually win? The short answer is: yes. Returning lands back to the Greenbelt and reversing boundary expansions were big wins and we should celebrate them – but, the fight continues. The bad news is that rather than cutting its losses, the Ontario Government seems to be plotting a renewed attack.

Last Thursday, Minister Calandra revealed a scheme to lure small-town mayors into rubber-stamping the same corrupt boundary expansions that were recently ‘reversed.’ He has also dropped hints that the ten-year Greenbelt review may be used to rehash the Greenbelt removals. Our upcoming webinar will discuss how we can work together to fight back.

Register

Wednesday, November 16th, 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. (ET)

Where:Online webinar – Register today for access details

This webinar will address important topics including:

What’s in the Greenbelt legislation? What’s not?
Is the province actually reversing urban boundary expansions?
How will the recent Supreme Court decision on the Impact Assessment Act impact future and existing projects?
What’s next for Highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass?

Featuring:

Tim Gray, Executive Director, Environmental Defence

Phil Pothen, Ontario Environment Program Manager, Environmental Defence

Margaret Prophet, Executive Director, Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition