Last year, the Pickering Lands were promised protection, but now developers & the City of Pickering are proposing more sprawl on these public lands. Meanwhile, the same MPs once praised for protecting them have gone quiet. 🤔
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Are we being played? ⚾️
With baseball season back, we’re continuing our series unpacking the claims behind Ontario’s Ring of Fire ads that flooded our screens during last year’s World Series run.
So, will developing the Ring of Fire add $22 billion to our economy?
In baseball, even close calls go under review. Given the lack of any clear basis for these claims, this one would likely be overturned.
Verdict: We’re being played ⚠️
“This isn’t just a local issue,” says Anna Baggio. “It has broader climate and economic implications, especially when you consider the role of peatlands as a major carbon sink.”
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Are we being played? ⚾️
Here’s the next claim, pulled directly from the province’s Ring of Fire advertising: Developing the Ring of Fire will create 70,000 jobs.