Dear Editor:
Ford’s friends and Conservative lobbyists are big developers who would be able to build along Highway 413 and they’ll cash in … big. By securing the support of wealthy developers and pushing the promise of new highways to win votes from drivers, he hopes to score a win in next year’s election.
Ford is spreading misinformation about this destructive highway in a ploy to win votes. He’s trying to convince the public that mega-highways — like Highway 413 — are what Ontario needs.
Here’s the truth. Highway 413 will cost between $6 billion and $10 billion in public money … your tax money. It will pave over the Greenbelt, contaminate waterways and ruin precious farmland. It will destroy important archeological sites of the Huron-Wendat people. All while saving a mere 30 seconds per trip.
Highway 413 is a climate and financial disaster. But the political rationale behind the highway has been exposed.
How much are we willing to put up with? Can we see our small towns become engulfed by huge developments, choked by traffic, our farmland disappearing under earth-contaminating pavement, and more chain stores marring our beautiful landscapes?
Tell your MPP what you think about this disaster in the strongest possible terms. We need to save our beautiful Greenbelt.
Gerry Walsh,
Erin