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Aug 30th, 2023
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CBC Image Dear Friend, Earlier this month, the Auditor General presented a report about what actually happened with the Ford government and the Greenbelt. The damning report, available here, concluded that the steps taken by the Ford government to change the designation of protected lands was driven ...
Aug 30th, 2023
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People rallied at Simcoe North MPP Jill Dunlop’s Orillia office Monday. | Tyler Evans/OrilliaMatters From OrilliaMatters, August 17, 2023 Letter to the Editor We live in a representative democracy. This means we elect people who, by means of their demonstrated intelligence, integrity, and commi...
Aug 30th, 2023
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Stock photo | Anton Atanasov via Pexels From OrilliaMatters, August 18, 2023 By Martin Straathof Ontario’s vibrant landscapes and rich, world-class quality farmland have long been the pride of our province. However, a recent decision and the subsequent auditor general’s report about the removal of 7,...
Aug 30th, 2023
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford listens as Ontario’s minister of housing Steve Clark speaks during a press conference in Mississauga on Aug. 11. | Cole Burston / THE CANADIAN PRESS From the Toronto Star, August 18, 2023 By Rick Salutin Contributing Columnist If it looks like a conspiracy and walks and talk...
Aug 30th, 2023
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SIGN THE PETITION HERE Most if not all of the Greenbelt (and Oak Ridges Moraine) lands are located across Maple & Kleinburg and in various parts of Ontario. The current legislation prohibits residential/industrial development on such lands. Last week, Minister Steve Clark removed lands at Pine Va...
Aug 30th, 2023
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Stephanie from the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition From Simcoe.com, August 15, 2023 Ontario’s auditor general recently concluded that Doug Ford’s Greenbelt land grabs were “biased,” with “certain prominent developers receiving preferential treatment.” Developers with access to the housing minister’...
Aug 30th, 2023
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Martin Straathof is executive director of the Ontario Farmland Trust. – Ontario Farmland Trust photo From Simcoe.com, August 18, 2023 By Martin Straathof Midland Mirror Ontario’s vibrant landscapes and rich, world-class farmlands have long been the pride of our province. However, a recent decis...
Aug 30th, 2023
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First Nations leaders from across Ontario are calling for Housing Minister Steve Clark’s resignation or removal over his handling of changes to protected Greenbelt land. Ontario Premier Doug Ford listens as Clark speaks during a press conference in Mississauga, Ont., Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. | Co...
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Aug 26th, 2023
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From the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition The Ford Government’s Greenbelt Corruption The Auditor General’s report on the Greenbelt has made it crystal clear that if you have the right lobbyists, if you attend the right weddings, if you sit next to the right staffer and pass them the righ...
Aug 26th, 2023
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A report this month from the auditor general found that developers who owned 15 sites of land that the Progressive Conservative government removed from the protected Greenbelt area last year now stand to see those properties rise in value by $8.3 billion. In the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve, p...