Schreiner said the Green Party would permanently preserve farmland and would tackle the housing shortage by encouraging more urban density – eg. highrises – and development on brownfield properties – i.e. former industrial sites.
Ontario is losing 175 acres of farmland every day, which is the equivalent of five family farms per week,” Schreiner said.
“Highway 413 alone would destroy 2,000 acres of prime farmland.
“We can’t eat pavement and asphalt,” Schreiner said.
He also said the housing shortage now stretches into all parts of the province, “both rural and urban, east to west, south to north.”
“And Doug Ford’s answer? Endless urban sprawl that makes life even less affordable and paves over valuable farmland,” Schreiner said.
There is a provincial election in June and soaring housing prices and rental rates are a hot issue.
