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My Response to Ontario Bill 23 The More Homes Built Faster Act 2022
My family lived near a Conservation Authority for more than thirty years – The Hamilton Wentworth Conservation Authority – residing largely in the Dundas Valley as well as at Christie Lake Conservation Area. My kids were educated about nature by … Continue reading
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Critique of Ontario Bill 7, The More Beds, Better Care Act
Dear Premier Ford: My wife and I are seniors, considered elders by some. I am 81 and my wife is 76. We have been following the recent legislation brought forward by the Ontario government known as Bill 7, the More … Continue reading
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Superficial Treatment of Provincial Leaders Debate Participants on TVO for Ontario Election, June 2, 2022
My wife and I are faithful watchers of TVO, particularly The Agenda. We watched the Leaders debate Monday evening plus the hour of commentary on the debate that followed. We also watched last evening as there was commentary regarding the … Continue reading
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Stop Sprawl
Stop Sprawl Dear editor, (my letter sent to several publications by Environmental Defence) I am a grandfather and I want my grandchildren to live in a world that is decent and has the same supports of our lives that I … Continue reading
Letter to Jo Taylor, President and CEO of Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, regarding the strike against Wine Rack
Dear Ms. Taylor:I am writing to you as a retired secondary school teacher who receives an OTPP pension. I have learned that my pension board is the major owner of Arterra Wines who operate a retail outlet known as Wine … Continue reading
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My Letter to Jagmeet Singh, Federal NDP Leader, Asking the NDP to Recognize Resolutions Asking for Fairness/ Human Rights for the Palestinian People
Dear Mr. Singh: I am speaking as a long time member of the NDP, presently a member of the Beaches-East York NDP Riding Association. I listened to CBC Radio One’s The House on Saturday, April 3, 2021 when you were … Continue reading
Submission re: King Township Council asked to endorse a Ministerial Zoning Order (MZO) for development of protected Greenbelt and Oak Ridges Moraine lands
To King Township Council:I live in the City of Toronto and would like to make my submission to King Township Council. I understand that you must receive it by December 14, 2020 at noon. I have quoted in italics, parts of … Continue reading
Remove schedules 6 and 8 from Bill 229, Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act (Budget Measures), 2020.
Dear Premier Ford, Minister Phillips, Minister Clark, Rima Berns-McGown, MPP: I am a retired teacher, originally from the Niagara Peninsula and who lived in Ancaster, Ontario near the Hamilton Region Conservation Authority (HRCA). As a science teacher I led many … Continue reading
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My Written Submission to Public Hearing on Bill 229, Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act (Budget Measures), 2020.
I am in agreement and do support the Canadian Environmental Law Association’s submission to this public hearing, dated November 27, 2020. The submission refers to Bill 229, Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act (Budget Measures), 2020. They recommend and … Continue reading
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Restore Ranked Ballots in Ontario Municipal Elections
To: Premier of Ontario Doug Ford, Attorney General Doug Downey, Rima Berns-McGown, MPP for Beaches-East York, Mayor of Toronto John Tory, Brad Bradford, City Councillor for Beaches-East York, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, MP for Beaches-East York Dear Premier Ford:In Bill 218, Supporting … Continue reading
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Tagged electoral reform, first past the post, municipal elections, ranked ballots
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