Ford vowed to return land to the Greenbelt. What happens now?
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The Ontario government is reversing course on its controversial decision to open up Greenbelt land to development — a move applauded by advocates, political opponents, and residents alike.
But there's still many unanswered questions on what happens next. Here's what we know so far.
Ford may have vowed to return all 2,995 hectares of land back into the protected Greenbelt, but that only becomes official with legislation. The Ontario legislature returns to Queen's Park on Monday.
Tim Gray, the executive director for Environmental Defence, an advocacy organization that's been one of the main opponents to the province's Greenbelt land swap, said no development has occurred on lands that were removed.
"We're very fortunate that the level of pushback for municipalities and the public has meant that none of the lands that were taken out of the Greenbelt have had any development occur on them whatsoever," said Gray.
"That's really good news. It puts them in a very good place to be put back into protection."
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