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This will be weaponized by NIMBYs to further limit construction of housing and infrastructure, leading to a situation in which trees have more human rights than
by I-M-S 3mo ago
This will be weaponized by NIMBYs to further limit construction of housing and infrastructure, leading to a situation in which trees have more human rights than people.
- jimbokun 3mo agoIt already says in the article they won’t be building anymore housing because they are forbidding cutting down trees to clear land to build, and they’re already out of open lots to build on. This is 100% NIMBYs finding new ways to protect their property values.
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- cucumber3732842 3mo agoDoes this actually do that thought? I would be very surprised if Quebec doesn't already have some longstanding clean water act type law that accomplishes the same "can't clear let alone develop land without our discretion and paying $$" type restriction that the NIMBYS are getting here.
- kyleee 3mo agoAnd that is for the best generally. There is more than enough room for infill development
- derwiki 3mo ago.. coming soon to San Francisco I bet
- cwillu 3mo agoQuebec law is not based on common-law, so I'm not sure how that would be managed…
- DonsDiscountGas 3mo agoThis is like saying guns will be weaponized. The entire point of this is to be a NIMBY weapon.
- VoodooJuJu 3mo ago[dead]