{"id":425260,"date":"2021-12-09T14:52:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T14:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/environmentaldefence.ca\/?p=31951"},"modified":"2021-12-09T14:52:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T14:52:26","slug":"ontarios-auditor-general-confirms-the-province-is-pushing-more-and-more-low-density-sprawl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/12\/09\/ontarios-auditor-general-confirms-the-province-is-pushing-more-and-more-low-density-sprawl\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario\u2019s Auditor General confirms the province is pushing more and more low-density sprawl"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ontario\u2019s Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk has released a series of blistering reports on topics like hazardous spills<\/a>, <\/span>endangered species<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>climate change<\/span><\/a> about the current government\u2019s environmental performance in recent weeks. The <\/span>Land-Use Planning audit<\/span><\/a> is no different.<\/span><\/p>\n While the official provincial policy is designed to rein in sprawl, the Ontario government’s actions show that in practice, it is doing exactly the opposite.<\/span><\/p>\n The audit confirms that this government has abandoned the goal of curbing suburban sprawl in southern Ontario. Despite being warned that its plans would undermine the long-term vision of the Growth Plan<\/em>, lead to widespread loss of farmland and natural areas, put stress on water resources AND put our climate goals further out of reach, the current government plowed ahead with inflated suburban growth targets and dozens of sprawl Minister’s Zoning Orders (MZOs).<\/span><\/p>\n