[All] programs cut or cancelled by Ford

[strothjkl at sympatico.ca]

-the latest slashing event in the news this week: Funding to some important library services to be cut by 50% - https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2019/04/18/ford-government-cuts-ontario-library-service-budgets-in-half.html   affecting many small rural and northern libraries who have been interviewed this week on CBC radio -how this will be devastating for them-things like the transportation for sharing books between libraries (twice a week pick up and drop offs would have to be reduced to one, or be gone-including large print books for isolated seniors) – so meaningful to people

 

And….Is Postponing and limiting the number of funded safe injection sites on there already?  No matter that people are dying while they make up their minds it would seem

 

Endangered Species Act- warped idea of the week - he wants to make developers pay a fee to environmental groups after they’ve already built on the land that they wouldn’t have been allowed to build on before he took away all the protection mechanisms    <https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-developers-fees-endangered-species-protect-1.5104278> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-developers-fees-endangered-species-protect-1.5104278

 

Lori

 

From: All <all-bounces at gren.ca> On Behalf Of Susan Koswan
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 1:32 PM
To: Grand River Environmental Network (GREN) <all at gren.ca>
Subject: [All] programs cut or cancelled by Ford

 

HI GRENers,

I'm working on a list of everything we hold dear that Ford has cut and cancelled. Please let me know what I've missed ASAP. NOT just environmental, I want everything. 

Thanks,

Susan K 

Cut or Cancelled:

Funding for College of Midwives

Cap and Trade

Teaching jobs

Green Energy Act

Autism funding

Toxic Reduction Act

Independent Environment Commissioner

Conservation Authority Funding

Almost half of Toronto City Council

Basic Income Pilot project

Free prescriptions for youth with private insurance

Cap on scalpers’ ticket prices

$100 million for school repairs

Updated sex education curriculum

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