[All] programs cut or cancelled by Ford
NVEcoboosters
nvecoboosters at gmail.com
Tue Apr 23 19:44:58 EDT 2019
Electric vehicle incentive program
Electric vehicle home charger incentive program
Minimum wage increase
Cuts to ministry of natural resources
Deregulation of day care
Health care realignment and possible privatization
Legal aid (I think)
Dorothy Wilson
Nith Valley Ecoboosters
On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, <strothjkl at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> -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
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>
> 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
>
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> Lori
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> *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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*Nith Valley Ecoboosters*
- committed to achieving and supporting
a long-term healthy environment
in Wilmot and Wellesley Townships
through education, action and collaboration.
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