Is Ontario's Greenbelt broken?

Plus, how one government official is listening to community members about how to identify and protect unmarked graves. [The Star] First Up [By Ashley Okwuosa] By Ashley Okwuosa Good morning. Here’s the latest on workplace vaccine policies, the future of Ontario’s greenbelt, and the story of one family’s journey to get their son Canadian citizenship. MUST READS Gregory Burgess Photo IMMIGRATIOn [Why does the infant son of a Ukrainian Canadian need Russian citizenship?]( A 2009 policy curtailing “Canadians of convenience” is complicating things for one family. Gregory Burgess, a Canadian with Ukrainian roots has been told his baby boy may have to apply — and be rejected — for Russian citizenship before he can become a Canadian. Nicholas Keung reports on the [“Kafkaesque” legal loopholes the family needs to jump through to gain citizenship for their son](. Steve Russell/Toronto Star ENVIRONMENT [What is the future of Ontario’s Greenbelt?]( Development pressures and political agendas are nibbling at the edge of Ontario’s Greenbelt, a 800,000-hectare landscape of forest, farms, woodlots and wetlands that stretches from Niagara to Port Hope, writes Noor Javed. Here’s why urban growth and loopholes in the law that created the Greenbelt [are raising questions about whether the area will survive and in what form](. Susan Kao/Toronto Star Illustration COVID-19 [With unvaccinated workers returning to the workplace, how will employers accommodate everyone?]( Across the country, employers are lifting vaccine mandates and unvaccinated employees are returning to work. This makes for an awkward scenario, writes Jacob Lorinc, as some employers are embroiled in legal battles with unvaccinated workers — while struggling to accommodate everyone. [Here’s how experts think companies should handle things](. Toronto Star Staff/Toronto Star BUSINESS [Get to know Lockheed Martin Canada’s first female CEO]( As the storied defence company’s first female CEO, Lorraine Ben discusses leading without a military background, objections to arms companies, and Canada’s defence spending with Brennan Doherty. [Read the full conversation here](. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press INDIGENOUS PEOPLE [What comes next for missing Indigenous children and unmarked graves?]( In her role as Ontario’s first assistant deputy attorney general for Aboriginal justice, Kimberly Murray will work with community members to figure out how to identify and protect unmarked graves, reports Alex Boyd. Having led previous investigations, like the one at the Mohawk Institute residential school, [here's why Murray cautions against prejudging the issues or thinking survivors have already had their say](. POV Martin Regg Cohn: Canada is not immune to conspiracy theories but [Canadians are more governable than Americans](. Heather Scoffield: While Chrystia Freeland says she is open to adopting new anti-inflation measures, [her resistance to admitting the government’s initial missteps does not bode well](. Vinay Menon: [The January 6 hearings have cast Pence as an unlikely hero but now he needs a speaking role](. Vonny Sweetland: [Toronto police apology for systemic racial bias must include action](. Rosie DiManno: [Are opinion columns turning off audiences and hurting subscriptions]( The Saturday Debate: Do cameras in courtrooms bring transparency and accountability to Canada’s justice system or [do they turn tragedies and traumas into viral content]( TRY THIS Nick Kozak/Special to the Star Going camping this summer? Karon Liu shares a few tips on how to have [some good food at the campsite](. Thanks for reading. You can reach the First Up team at [firstup@thestar.ca](mailto:firstup@thestar.ca?source=newsletter&utm_source=ts_nl&utm_medium=emailutm_email=6C53B63A8E3FAD70AD4EF13004527437&utm_campaign=frst_130035), and I will see you back here tomorrow. [The Star]( If you're not enjoying these emails, please tell us how we can make them better by emailing newsletterfeedback@thestar.ca. Or, if you'd prefer, you can unsubscribe from this newsletter by clicking the first link below. [Unsubscribe From This Newsletter]( [Sign Up for More Newsletters and Email Alerts]( [Become a Star Subscriber]( [View in Browser]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. One Yonge Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M5E 1E6. 416-367-2000 [PRIVACY POLICY](