Tree Planters: A podcast about change for a better world
We live in a world running out of space, resources, and time. There are solutions. We can build a better world - a world that is fair, healthy, and prosperous. But this requires transformative change. Why Tree Planters Podcast you ask? Well, there's a great proverb that goes as follows:“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”We feel there's a scarcity of tree planters in positions of power these days. Each month we look at problems and solutions relating to how we live in modern society, including those of sprawl and associated consumption patterns and behaviour, climate change, habitat degradation and species loss, community development and empowerment, knowledge of and connection to place, leadership and accountable governance, among others.We welcome you to join us on our journey. Please don't hesitate to connect with us if you have suggestions or questions.
Tree Planters: A podcast about change for a better world
The Corruption Episode! (On the Greenbelt Land Take-Outs, and more...)
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Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition
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Season 4
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Episode 2
Our October episode focuses on the scandal that was the Greenbelt land take-outs, the public backlash, and the fall out.
There is the immediate problems around how land was given to developers, and there are more pervasive problems around democratic accountability, around how our governments make decisions, and about the attitudes of those entrusted with making decisions on all of our behalf.
All of this and more is discussed by Margaret and Adam.
Episode links:
Doug Ford reverses Greenbelt decision
Who is Ryan Amato, the political staffer at the centre of Ontario’s Greenbelt scandal?
How to Rate and Review a Podcast – Major Platforms Covered