Earlier today, former minister Evarist Bartolo took to Facebook to share a few concerns relating to Malta’s population density and subsequent building and transport problems.

“How many people can Malta withstand? We feel suffocated with 516,000 people. Suffocated with buildings. Suffocated with cars,” Bartolo stated. He went on to state that in a few years the populations is expected to reach 668,000 and if we keep increasing at this rate, we will need more buildings, cars, hospital service, water, electricity and other public services.

The former minister stated that we would be irresponsible if we had to leave these questions unanswered and to be addressed by the next generation. “The next generation is already born. It is not just to leave them with such problems. If we love our children and our children’s children we should leave them a better country, not one which is worse.”

Local environmental activists such as independent Zebbug councillor Steve Zammit Lupi and artist Steve Bonello commented on the post to address the fact that it is a bit late to have such concerns, with Zammit Lupi highlighting that it was Bartolo’s government that widened the roads to make room for more cars.

What do you make of this?

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