Analysis: More Homes Built Faster Act

A photo of scaffolding on a construction site. Photo by Tolu Olubode on Unsplash.

Recent moves by Ontario’s government seem likely to create conditions for a number of crises in the next few decades that, when combined, are greater than the sum of their parts. This is what’s known as a “polycrisis”, a term popularized by economic historian Adam Tooze.

New Highways and Aggregate Mining in the Greenbelt

Photo, from the air, of a aggregate quarry, with trees at the edge. Photo by Ivan Bandura on Unsplash

Research by Gravel Watch Ontario, Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition and Environmental Defence suggests aggregates needed for the Bradford Bypass and 413 highways will come from the 905 and the Greenbelt.