[All] programs cut or cancelled by Ford

[Dave Steffler]

Not sure if this one is already on the list:
Ontario cancels program that aimed to plant 50 million trees
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-tree-
planting-program-cut-1.5110282
On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, NVEcoboosters <nvecoboosters at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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)
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> Dorothy Wilson
> Nith Valley Ecoboosters
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> On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, <strothjkl at sympatico.ca> wrote:
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>> -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
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>> 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/cana
>> da/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
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>> HI GRENers,
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>> 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,
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>> Susan K
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>> Cut or Cancelled:
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>> Funding for College of Midwives
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>> Cap and Trade
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>> Teaching jobs
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>> Green Energy Act
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>> Autism funding
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>> Toxic Reduction Act
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>> Independent Environment Commissioner
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>> Conservation Authority Funding
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>> Almost half of Toronto City Council
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>> Basic Income Pilot project
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>> Free prescriptions for youth with private insurance
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>> Cap on scalpers’ ticket prices
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>> $100 million for school repairs
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>> 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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