From Hill Times by Ryan Campbell. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Can Pac Swire Canadians are sleepwalking into a democratic crisis. Gradually decreasing voter turnout, mediocre government policy, and toxic hyperpartisanship are eroding the principles of peace, order, and good government that have been...
Once again we are faced with the threat of paving over parts of the Greenbelt. Tell Premier Ford that this simply can not happen! The Greenbelt provides natural infrastructure that helps reduce flooding, forest fires, and heat waves. The Greenbelt protects at-risk species and ecosystems, and p...
The Peasants are rolling up their sleeves Margaret Atwood Nov 28 2022 Read The blogpost here...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford attends Question Period at the Queens Park Legislature, in Toronto, on Monday, November 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/CHRIS YOUNG Press Release from the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition, November 28 – Simcoe County By Margaret Prophet, Executive Director Today, local ...
From the Toronto Star Nov 27, 2022. Contributor Simon Woodside photo by David Hawke “Ford raises property taxes.” This is not exactly a headline you would expect to see written about Ontario’s buck-a-beer premier. By his own words, Doug Ford is all about cutting costs, taxes and red tape. He promised...
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From OrilliaMatters Nov 20,2022. Connor Earl Photo by Connor Earl More than 60 local protesters braved a brutal snowstorm to demonstrate outside Simcoe North MPP Jill Dunlop’s office Sunday morning as part of a province-wide peaceful protest over controversial Bill 23. If the proposed bill, also know...
From OrilliaMatters Nov 20 2022 Letter to the Editor by Stan Mathewson, Sustainable Orillia Stan Mathewson, shown with his Tesla, has penned a letter to the province outlining concerns about the proposed Bill 23 Sustainable Orillia is a not-for-profit organization advocating for decisions that move u...
Midhurst subdivision.David Hawke Photo From Orillia Matters, Nov 13, 2022 A column by David Hawke Long-time readers of this column will know that I rarely rant political in this space, yet current matters cause me to write out loud. The provincially proposed Bill 23: The More Houses Built Faster Act ...
From Environmental Defence By Tim Gray, Executive Director The Ontario Government is trying to force another omnibus bill through the legislature before Christmas. They’re calling it the More Housing Built Faster Act, but in reality it’s a More Sprawl, Fewer Wetlands Act. BILL 23 WILL: Di...
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