[All] Scathing Auditor General Reports, Bill 212 Fallout Continues, Kitchener Wetland To Be Destroyed, Waterloo Approves Official Plan & Affordable Housing, And More!

Sat Dec 7 08:53:54 EST 2024

Good Day,

The Auditor General has released an entire series of scathing reports, Bill 212 fallout continues, Kitchener has voted to destroy an important wetland, and in some good news the City of Waterloo has approved its visionary Official Plan along with donating $20 million of land that will provide over 1,000 affordable housing units.  Here’s the latest:

1) Auditor General Releases 9 Scathing Reports - New Auditor General Shelley Spence delivered her first set of reports on the provincial government - all of them bad news for Doug Ford’s Conservative provincial government.  She reports a consistent theme of lack of planning, lack of transparency, lack of proper processes, preferential treatment for insiders, and other troubling actions consistent with what we have seen on so many recent issues.

The list of reports includes:

	- Digitalization of Government Services, 
	- Implementation and Oversight of Ontario’s Opioid Strategy, 
	- Ministerial Zoning Orders (MZO’s), 
	- Ontario Immigrant Nomination Program,
	- Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT),
	- Ontario Place Redevelopment,
	- Operations of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993, 
	- Procurement and Delivery of Selected Infrastructure Projects, 
	- Toronto District School Board: Safety, Financial Management and Capital

You can read the reports at: https://www.auditor.on.ca/en/content/annualreports/arbyyear/ar2024.html

There has been extensive analysis in the media and by a wide variety of organizations.  We’ll focus primarily on the MZO’s and OLT reports since they impact the Grand River Watershed the most, however other organizations have done fantastic analysis of the Ontario Place Report and others.  One of the most alarming revelations is that Ontario families are paying $400 per household to subsidize a luxury spa for Therme at Ontario Place that they will likely never use:

	Ontario Place for All: Auditor General Releases Scathing Ontario Place Redevelopment Report Outlining Rigged Process And Ballooning Taxpayer Costs:
	https://us21.campaign-archive.com/?u=ee8ca2c1e0e62a2b66512d8cd&id=ca95fe90ce

Environmental Defence is calling for all MZO’s to be revoked similar to the Greenbelt reversal because of so many concerning parallels and the need to restore trust and accountability:

	Environmental Defence - Auditor General’s Report Shows Sprawl MZOs Must Revoked to Protect Public Safety and Public Confidence in the Integrity of Planning Decisions:
	https://environmentaldefence.ca/2024/12/03/auditor-generals-report-shows-that-sprawl-mzos-must-be-revoked-to-protect-public-safety-environment-and-public-confidence-in-the-integrity-of-planning-decisions/

Here’s some of the best overall media coverage of the AG Reports:

	The Narwhal - Rushed Zoning Orders, Ontario Place’s Skyrocketing Costs And A Coyote Hunting Contest: Auditor General’s Environmental Notes:
	https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-auditor-general-mzo-environment/

	John Michael McGrath, TVO - Analysis: Ontario’s Auditor General Has Released Her 2024 Report.  Here’s What You Need To Know:  
	https://www.tvo.org/article/analysis-ontarios-auditor-general-has-released-her-2024-report-heres-what-you-need-to-know

	CP24 - Here Are Some Of The Key Takeaways From Te Ontario Auditor General’s Report:
	https://www.cp24.com/politics/queens-park/2024/12/03/here-are-some-of-the-key-takeaways-from-the-ontario-auditor-generals-report/

	The Hamilton Spectator - 10 Highlights From The Ontario Auditor General’s Searing Report On The Ford Governments Performance:
	https://www.thespec.com/politics/provincial/10-highlights-from-the-ontario-auditor-generals-searing-report-on-the-ford-governments-performance/article_9e4c249c-26ce-57c6-bb28-ff1c82904156.html

Here’s media coverage focussed on the MZO AG Report that determined there is no protocol or rationale for the way the government distributes MZOs and that there is preferential treatment for certain developers:

	Canada’s National Observer - Deep Flaws In Ontario’s Process To Fast-Track Development:
	https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/12/03/news/flaws-ontario-process-MZO-development-auditor-general

 	The Trillium - PC’s MZO’s Use Sparked “Appearance Of Preferential Treatment”: Auditor:
	https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/housing/pcs-mzos-use-sparked-appearance-of-preferential-treatment-auditor-9897752

Here’s media coverage focussed on the Ontario Place AG Report:

	The Trillium - Therme Met With Ford’s Staff, Had Direct Access To Assessor Of Ontario Place Submissions:
	https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/municipalities-transit-and-infrastructure/therme-met-with-fords-staff-had-direct-access-to-assessor-of-ontario-place-submissions-9897655 <https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/municipalities-transit-and-infrastructure/therme-met-with-fords-staff-had-direct-access-to-assessor-of-ontario-place-submissions-9897655?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Dec%2003,%202024%2010:44%20am&utm_content=mc_tri_wrap>
	Includes the revelation that Therme is almost broke with an equity value of less than $2 million dollars - hardly enough to buy a single condo in Toronto, let alone redevelop the entire waterfront.

	CTV Toronto - Process Around Ontario Place Redevelopment Was ‘Unfair’ And Didn’t Follow The Rules: (cost projected $335M to $424M ballooned to $2.2B):
	https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/process-around-ontario-place-redevelopment-was-unfair-and-didn-t-follow-rules-ag-1.7131492

Here’s media coverage on some of the other AG Reports:

	The Trillium - AG Report Find Safe Learning Environmenta “Not Always” The Case At TDSB Schools:
	https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/education-and-training/ag-report-finds-safe-learning-environment-not-always-the-case-at-tdsb-schools-9897827

	The Trillium - Ontario Spent Record High On Advertising, Majority On Partisan Ads: 
	https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/politics/ontario-spent-record-high-on-advertising-majority-on-partisan-ads-auditor-9897678

	The Trillium - Ontario Shutting Down Supervised Consumption Sites Without Assessing Harm To Users: 
	https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/health/ontario-shutting-down-supervised-consumption-sites-without-assessing-harm-to-drug-users-auditor-9897812

	The Hamilton Spectator - Ford Government Defends Tripling Spending On Ads After Searing Auditor General Report:
	https://www.thespec.com/politics/provincial/ford-government-defends-tripling-spending-on-ads-after-searing-auditor-generals-report/article_30b3475f-ca8f-53c7-85b2-1e6f4ce1af18.html

Action Required - We need to speak up and ensure that other citizens are aware of these concerns being raised about our provincial government that are clearly not in the best public interest.  Consider writing Op-Ed articles, Letters To The Editor, have discussions with friends/family, and lets try to ensure better governance for our communities.

2) Fight for Farmland - The Auditor General’s Reports describing the lack of planning, lack of proper process, lack of transparency, and lack of financial costing sound very familiar to everyone involved with the proposed Wilmot mega-industrial site.  These new reports provide yet even more material and means to fight the provincial government along with the Region of Waterloo and Township of Wilmot.  Share any ideas and watch for new actions coming soon.

Santa Claus Parades - The Fight For Farmland had a well decorated tractor (courtesy of Stratford Farm Equipment) and float in both the Baden and New Hamburg Santa Claus Parades this past weekend.  Thanks to all the volunteers who help to decorate the float, hand out hundreds of candy canes and thousands of We Are Not Willing stickers.  It was impressive to see the large crowds and very positive community response at each parade.  A huge thanks to Punkeydoodles Steve Todd who performed live music on the float throughout each parade including a mix of his songs about the Wilmot Land Assembly and Christmas favourites.  Photos of the parade are attached below.

Strategic Planning Meeting - We want to take things to the next level against this proposed Wilmot Land Assembly, engaging more groups, increasing the fight for more farmland protection here in Wilmot and across Ontario, and perhaps even Greenbelt expansion to provide the long-term planning certainty we have all just lost with the destruction of our Regional Official Plan.  We see an opportunity to engage more groups in more areas to collaborate on the needed better solutions for citizens throughout Ontario.

Next Saturday, December 14th at 1:00pm we will be holding a strategy planning meeting.  Details are as follows:

	Date and Time: Saturday, December 14th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
	Location: Wilmot Mennonite Church, 2995 Bleams Road, New Hamburg (across the street from the proposed mega-industrial site)
	Virtually: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81716015525?pwd=uvjiNGWMhujYqLBbRPnQXz6azPEpQ5.1

Please RSVP to wilmotlandowners at gmail.com if you are able to attend and help strategize on our next steps deliver the needed sustainable, long-term solutions for our communities.

Upcoming Council Meetings - Join us at the next Region of Waterloo Council meeting on Wednesday, December 11th at 6:30pm where we will have delegations speaking on the Wilmot Land Assembly. and also on Monday, December 16th at the Township of Wilmot where we will have at least one delegation for the Fight For Farmland.  Also, If you can add your voice and speak up at either of these upcoming meetings please register to speak with the Wilmot Clerk at clerks at wilmot.ca <mailto:clerks at wilmot.ca> and/or the Regional Clerk at regionalclerk at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:regionalclerk at regionofwaterloo.ca>.

Due to winter weather and early, dark nights we won’t have any rallies or protests in advance of either of these meetings though we encourage you to come in-person to the Council Chambers for the meetings and show your support for the delegations.

	Region of Waterloo Council Meeting: 150 Fredrick Street East, Kitchener - Wednesday, December 11th - Council Meeting starts at 7:00pm

	Wilmot Township Council: 60 Snyder’s Road West, Baden - Monday, December 16th - Council Meeting starts at 7:00 pm

Action Required - Attend upcoming events, and call or write elected officials at Wilmot Township, the Region of Waterloo and the provincial government and tell them to finally abandon this absurd Wilmot Industrial Mega-site location - that we are an UNWILLING community, the landowners have made it clear they are UNWILLING, and a better plan is needed.

3) City of Waterloo Approves Visionary Official Plan - Some good news as this past Monday night as the City of Waterloo approved its visionary Official Plan for the decades ahead that is one of the only municipalities in Ontario with no urban boundary expansion, no new farmland loss, and no new urban sprawl.  It instead focuses on growing up instead of out for thousands of new homes and businesses.  There is a strong focus on core growth, public transit, active transportation, and liveability for everyone.

Kudos to Waterloo citizen Kae Elgie who made an excellent delegation in support of the Official Plan update that was unanimously approved.  Please urge other communities to learn from this progressive plan for a low carbon and green resilient city.  Learn more at:

	https://www.engagewr.ca/waterloo-official-plan

4) Bill 212 Fallout Continues - Bill 212 which was rammed through the Legislature two weeks ago without proper debate or opportunities for feedback and that will remove important bike lanes, inhibit future active transportation, threaten the Greenbelt with the construction of unaffordable and unnecessary Highway #413, and set dangerous new precedents for expropriation, overriding individual rights and private property laws, eliminating proper planning as well as due legal process continues to create havoc across Ontario as municipalities grapple with the consequences.

More data and details are emerging about the importance of the Toronto bike lanes to be removed at the cost of tens of millions of dollars:

	The Toronto Star - Number Of Cyclists Commuting In Toronto Is Triple What Doug Ford Claims:
	https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/the-number-of-cyclists-commuting-in-toronto-is-triple-what-doug-ford-claims-latest-transportation/article_117046f6-ac2b-11ef-ae03-bfa9bf7c67d5.html

There is still the need and opportunity to encourage the federal government to undertake a proper Federal Impact Assessment for Highway #413.  Here’s a great sample letter:

	https://environmentaldefence.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Guilbeault-413-letter_Nov.-2024.pdf

Bluesky - The Bluesky social network that is surging in popularity as people abandon Elon Musk’s Twitter by the millions has a Bill 212 Resistance Starter Pack (a list of Bluesky accounts to follow related to opposing Bill 212).  Check it out at:

	https://go.bsky.app/2Vs3Reh

Action Required - What you can do about Bill 212 - Keep speaking up to elected officials and demand better.

5) Biehn Drive Extension To Destroy Important Wetland - It was very troubling this week to see the City of Kitchener Community and Infrastructure Services Committee approve a very controversial proposal to extend Biehn Drive in South Kitchener despite environmental concerns and pleas from citizens to protect rather than destroy provincially significant wetlands as well as important groundwater aquifer recharge areas.  This road has been fought for decades because of the considerable negative impacts on such environmentally sensitive and important areas.

	The Record - Despite Environmental Concerns Road Extension Through Kitchener Wetland Approved By Committee:
	https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/despite-environmental-concerns-road-extension-through-kitchener-wetland-approved-by-committee/article_2fcb91d1-eb0d-5afa-8899-b2581e9b61d6.html

Action Required - The decision still needs to be formally approved at an upcoming City Council meeting so please speak up and support the environment in this ecologically important part of South-West Kitchener.  City of Kitchener elected official contact information can be found at the bottom of this e-mail.

6) Doug Ford Appoints New Chair for York Region - In a highly questionable move, Premier Doug Ford has appointed Eric Jolliffe, a former police chief who has never held elected office and doesn’t even live in York Region to be the new Chair of York Region.  Local residents and elected officials criticized the move calling it undemocratic and stating “if they want to dissolve regional government they should just have the guts to tell us”.  

The province has stalled on its decision to eliminate regional governance, never made reports public, and reversed the dissolution of Peel Region when it was deemed to be unaffordable.  Learn more in this insightful Toronto Star article by the amazing Noor Javed:

	Doug Ford’s Appointment Of York Region Chair Raises Questions About Its Future:
	https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/doug-fords-appointment-of-york-region-chair-raises-questions-about-its-future/article_bbe0ed4a-b345-11ef-9110-e39cdaa2b8a4.html

7) Doug Ford’s Transit Projects The Most Costly In The World - It’s no surprise to learn that Doug Ford’s disastrous transit projects such as the Eglinton-CrossTown LRT, and Finch-West LRT both of which are so far behind schedule they don’t even have opening dates and are spending boondoogles.  Metrolinx’s own recently completed study shows their subway and LRT projects to be the most expensive per kilometre globally with other major cities in developed countries such as Italy, Spain, Turkey and South Korea delivering projects at a similar quality level at 1/10th the cost.  Learn more including how we can more affordably get the public transit so desperately needed:

	The Toronto Star - Poor Budgeting And Too Many Consultants Behind Soaring Cost Of Toronto Subway Projects, Study Reveals:
	https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/poor-budgeting-and-too-many-consultants-behind-soaring-cost-of-toronto-subway-projects-study-reveals/article_0274c036-b31b-11ef-9f14-4796fb315e37.html

Metrolinx CEO Ousted - In an surprise announcement the extremely highly paid CEO of Metrolinx Phil Verster announced his resignation as projects continue to flounder and face massive cost increases:

	The Hamilton Spectator -  Metrolinx CEO Phil Verster Leaving After Seven Years:
	https://www.thespec.com/politics/provincial/metrolinx-ceo-phil-verster-leaving-after-seven-years/article_f1701334-9609-5475-8684-88c817e6dbf6.html

	Global - Phil Verster Resigns As Metrolinx CEO:
	https://globalnews.ca/video/10899171/phil-verster-resigns-as-metrolinx-ceo/
	- reveals that Verster’s salary had been increased by over 65% and he was given an annual vehicle allowance of $12,000, despite the fact he did not own a vehicle.

	The Hamilton Spectator - A look at Phil Verster’s seven years as Metrolinx CEO:
	https://www.thespec.com/politics/provincial/a-look-at-phil-versters-seven-years-as-metrolinx-ceo/article_3cedafa8-af6e-51c2-93ae-76c8d7e3fb75.html

	Joel Harden, MPP Ottawa Centre, Opposition Critic for Transit - Update that includes analysis of Metrolinx and Verster’s departure. He points out it was the same consultant that was used for the first stage of Ottawa’s struggling flawed LRT system and for the 4 GTA transit projects that continue to be delayed, overbudget and incomplete:
	https://www.joelhardenmpp.ca/mpp_update_235

	The Toronto Star - The Eglinton LRT Just Turned 13.  Why We Still Don’t How This Teen Went Off The Rails:
	https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/the-eglinton-crosstown-lrt-just-turned-13-why-we-still-dont-how-this-teen-went/article_678d0b1a-a36f-11ef-9b33-0375ac9a37ad.html

8) Recent Articles - Include journalist layoffs at TVO, reducing holiday environmental impacts, what’s next for energy in Ontario, trust and climate, challenges at Mowhawk College, and are we losing the propaganda and homelessness battle:

	The Trillium - TVO Lays Off Journalists As It Pivots Away From Written News:
	https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/politics/tvo-lays-off-journalists-as-it-pivots-away-from-written-news-9884210
	“Of the nine members on TVO’s Board, eight worked as staffers for the Ontario PC government or federal Conservative government,  Among them, four work in the field of lobbying and public affairs.”

	The Record - Reduce Your Environmental Impact At Christmas By Resisting Urge To Buy!  Buy!  Buy!:
	https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/reduce-your-environmental-impact-at-christmas-by-resisting-urge-to-buy-buy-buy/article_afa2fb62-401f-5703-b9ad-4868864edea4.html

	The Narwhal - Sick Of Smog, This Canadian Province Killed Coal.  A Decade Later, It Weighs Its Next Big Energy Move:
	Ontario Coal Phase Out 10 Years Later:
	https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-coal-10-years-later/

	The Record - Is Canada Sacrificing Trust For Climate Optics?:
	https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/is-canada-sacrificing-trust-for-climate-optics/article_575119d4-a339-5140-9629-2b8609bd55ca.html

	The Hamilton Spectator - Mohawk College eliminates 20% of administrative workforce in significant restructuring:
	https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/mohawk-college-eliminates-20-per-cent-of-administrative-workforce-in-significant-restructuring/article_fc2a6427-4923-569e-95d0-e59e49112fba.html
	More than a dozen programs have been suspended in an effort to manage the $50M deficit.

	Policy Options - Russia’s Propaganda Machine Is Running Roughshod In Canada:
	https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/december-2024/russia-propaganda-canada/

	The Record - We’ve Let This Go Too Long:  Is Waterloo Region Losing The Battle Against Homelessness?:
	https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/weve-let-this-go-too-long-is-waterloo-region-losing-the-battle-against-homelessness/article_0af87d9d-3ad5-5180-bf12-53bbba120da7.html
	- Despite a record size cabinet the Ford government doesn’t have a single cabinet minister with responsibility for homelessness.

9) Concerns About Provincial Actions, Powers, and Lack of Successful Outcomes - There are numerous articles expressing very important concerns about how the provincial government is handling key issues, the precedents being set, and the ongoing themes from Doug Ford resulting in failure and worsening problems:

	The Hamilton Spectator - There Goes Our Democracy - Hamilton Councillors Aghast At Strong Mayor Powers:
	https://www.thespec.com/opinion/columnists/there-goes-democracy-it-was-nice-while-it-lasted/article_c838d789-51ed-5444-a5db-8accf115880a.html

	The Toronto Star - Ford Pledges Tough New Legislation To Dismantle Homeless Encampments:
	https://www.thespec.com/news/ontario/ford-pledges-tough-new-legislation-to-dismantle-homeless-encampments/article_c0fb8d01-6e93-54a4-a35c-256c1a9e624b.html

	The Trillium - Ford Promises Anti-Encampent Bill Without Notwithstanding Clause:
	https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/housing/ford-promises-anti-encampment-bill-without-notwithstanding-clause-9913604

	Canada’s National Observer - Canada’s Conservative Leaders Break The Bank While Preaching Prudence:
	https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/12/06/opinion/fiscal-conservatives-deficit-spending-canada

	The Record - The Doug Ford Way Of Running Ontario:
	https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/how-the-auditors-report-perfectly-sums-up-the-doug-ford-way-of-running-the-province/article_ccac07cd-2a3a-5fb5-973d-14d217195ca9.html
	“Without proper planning”, “Irregular”, “subjective”, “rules and guidelines not followed”, “not fair, transparent, or accountable” and “no apparent rationale" seems to be the recurring theme be it healthcare, education, Ontario Place, the Greenbelt, supervised consumption sites, and so much more with our current provincial government.

10) Better Recycling Program Needed - Changes to the blue box program is going to bring impacts across Ontario.  It’s great to see local groups in our watershed such as Faith Climate Justice speaking up and expressing concerns.  Hopefully other groups can speak up on this as well as other issues too:

	The Record - Limitations of Recycling Bad News For Environment:
	https://www.therecord.com/opinion/contributors/limitations-of-recycling-bad-news-for-environment/article_5e099a0e-a2a7-5d6e-a5e2-6d733fdad135.html

11) New Provincial Health Unit Changes Announced - The Ford government has just introduced The More Convenient Care Act, 2024. The sections in the announcement are titled: Strengthening Governance and Transparency, Enhancing Patient Care and Improving Service Delivery which is very concerning because history tells us the name of legislation is usually the opposite of reality.

One of the biggest changes seems to be merging 9 Public Health Units into 4.  John Michael McGrath has a good overview on Bluesky:

	NEW: Ontario govt has introduced legislation that when passed, merge 9 Public Health Units into 4:

Porcupine Health Unit and Timiskaming Health Unit
Brant County Health Unit and Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit
Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit and Peterborough County-City Health Unit
Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit, Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Health Unit and Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit

Read it on Bluesky at:  https://bsky.app/profile/jm-mcgrath.bsky.social/post/3lcdysoizn22u

Here’s the official Ontario government announcement: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1005436/ontario-continuing-to-build-a-more-connected-and-convenient-health-care-system

Sylvia Jones, Minister of Health and Deputy Premier, in typical late Friday just announced a $10 million dollar investment in Juravinski Hospital in Hamilton:

	https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1005456/ontario-expanding-access-to-hospital-care-in-hamilton

However to put this in context, it’s worth noting that the projected deficit for the Hamilton Health Services System (which oversees Juravinski) is $112 million this year alone as our Health system is starved of resources:

	https://www.chch.com/chch-news/hamilton-health-care-union-warns-of-extensive-job-cuts-due-to-financial-deficit/

12) More Missing Provincial E-mails - Doug Ford’s Chief Of Staff Patrick Sackville is missing months of e-mails after “an inadvertent error” reset his phone:

	Global News - Doug Ford’s Chief Of Staff Missing Months of Government Texts After Phone Was “Reset”:
	https://globalnews.ca/news/10894747/doug-ford-chief-missing-texts-ontario/

This is not the first time Patrick Sackville has been in trouble over missing messages:  https://www.corruptario.ca/fords-top-aide-pat-sackville-likes-to-keep-it-private/

Also worth noting a Liberal aide was sent to jail for four months over deleting emails related to cancelled gas plants in 2018:

	https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/mobile/former-liberal-aide-gets-four-months-in-jail-for-deleted-gas-plant-emails-1.3880844 <https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/mobile/former-liberal-aide-gets-four-months-in-jail-for-deleted-gas-plant-emails-1.3880844?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fduckduckgo.com%2F>

13) Brant County Budget - The County of Brant is calling on residents, businesses, and community partners to share their thoughts and priorities regarding the proposed 2025 Budget.  The public is invited to visit the Engage Brant website to learn more, complete the online survey, and provide their comments and questions.  Public feedback sessions will be held in January 2025 to provide additional opportunities for engagement and discussion.  Please subscribe to the 2025 Budget Engage Brant (on that same page) to be notified as updates are available.  Engagement for the 2025 proposed budget closes Friday, January 24, 2025:

	https://engagebrant.ca/2025Budget

It’s also great to see on November 26th that the County of Brant approved the County’s Climate Action Plan:

	https://www.brant.ca/en/news/council-approves-the-county-of-brant-s-climate-action-plan.aspx

Here’s the detailed County of Brant Climate Action Plan:

	https://www.brant.ca/en/council-and-council-administration/resources/Documents/Climate-Action-Plan-(CAP)---Final.pdf

14) Cooperate for Canada - The C4C plan is to encourage the Liberals, NDP and Greens to work together - without any mergers - to ensure we elect governments that better reflect the values, concerns, and priorities of the majority of Canadians. There is both a federal focus https://cooperateforcanada.ca/  and an Ontario focus https://cooperateforcanada.ca/ontario/

C4C has been updating the info they’ve compiled about the record of the Ford PC government on the multiple issues the people of Ontario are facing (spoiler alert: it’s bleak):

	https://cooperateforcanada.ca/2024/07/16/ontario-premier-doug-fords-record/

Take action by signing and sharing the voting pledges:

	https://cooperateforcanada.ca/voting-pledges/

Get Involved: A Grand River chapter has been established with a plan for cooperation involving the local group of ridings in Guelph, the Region of Waterloo, and Brantford-Brant.  Reach out to Kae Elgie or Joan Faux or send a message: https://cooperateforcanada.ca/contact-us/

15) Taking Care Of Ourselves - Burnout and Hope - With so much negative news recently it is important that we take time to care for ourselves, focus on the positive, and ensure that we don’t burn out.  Canada’s National Observer had a good article on how Climate Change burnout is taking its toll on activists:

	Canada’s National Observer - Climate Change Burnout Is Taking Its Toll:
	https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/11/29/news/climate-change-burnout

It was fantastic to see President Barack Obama host his annual Democracy Forum 2024 this week with a strong message of hope and how to increase our impact in an increasingly fragmented and fractured world:

	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zklZVvrRZY0

We encourage you to take the time to watch this Youtube video of the keynotes (including people such as actor/activist/entrepreneur Ryan Reynolds) of this inspiring conference providing so many solutions on how we can use democracy and the power of community to solve the biggest challenges confronting our communities.

You should also take the time to listen to Obama’s presentation on the power of community and pluralism:

	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOcEDyQrbhE

Action Required - Recharge and take the time to be inspired with hope and positivity from some of the world’s most impactful people by watching these two videos.

16) Good News! - World’s First All Electric Vehicle Country - It has been astonishing to see how fast Norway has completed its transition from combustion gasoline engine cars to EV’s as gasoline stations close and EV’s near 100% of all new cars.  They have done it in a cold, Arctic, mountainous country without destroying the power grid or compromising their economy.  Learn more in this excellent article:

	Bloomberg - This Is What The World’s First All EV Car Market Looks Like:
	https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-ev-market-norway/
	Norway completes it transition from combustion cars to electrics.

17) Reminder - Next Meeting - Join us next Friday, December 13th at 5:30pm online at the Zoom link below:

	Topic: Grand River Watershed Bill 23 Bi-Weekly Zoom Meeting
	Time: Every Other Friday at 5:30pm EST

	Join Zoom Meeting
	https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09

	Meeting ID: 826 4469 5701
	Passcode: 713374

Thanks for all the great efforts so far - please share any questions or ideas.

Cheers,
Kevin Thomason, Mike Marcolongo, and Joan Faux on behalf of all our community groups.

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A) Upcoming Events - Get out and get involved!  And keep us posted on your events so we can share them:

Wednesday, December 11th - 7pm - Fight For Farmland Delegations at Regional of Waterloo Council - www.fightforfarmland.com <http://www.fightforfarmland.com/>

Friday, December 13th - 5:30pm - Next group update meeting on Zoom - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09

Monday, December 16th - 7pm - Fight For Farmland Delegations at Wilmot Township Council - www.fightforfarmland.com <http://www.fightforfarmland.com/>

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B) 120 Scientists Urge Federal Impact Assessment: 

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C) Fight For Farmland - Baden and New Hamburg Santa Claus Parade Photos:

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D) Recent Media:

The Toronto Star - Dec 5, 2024

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Photo: Pixabay via Pexels <https://go.davidsuzuki.org/MTg4LVZEVS0zNjAAAAGXFsRVbUfPpkxBLBYV5H09jzfRefZJvYo00pgrint5ZxYK-LDnNIKUCyP9kPdnuREI-JsT-MY=>
Do these politicians understand carbon?
At its early November annual general meeting in Red Deer, Alberta’s governing United Conservative Party passed a resolution <https://go.davidsuzuki.org/MTg4LVZEVS0zNjAAAAGXFsRVbXkZYEhKu4pJ3LUUM0aNJ8Tr6Taynn2HjNIpMpUGlufLfbsR7XmQfF1HKw-yZTR2txE=> to “recognize the importance of CO2 to life and Alberta’s prosperity” and “recognize that CO2 is a foundational nutrient for all life on Earth.” The party also voted to get rid of critical net-zero emissions targets, among other measures.
Are they ignorant about climate science, physics and carbon cycles? Are they trolling? Or are they so deep in the fossil fuel industry’s pockets that they’ll do anything to support it? The Alberta government appears to be taking cues from the U.S. MAGA movement <https://go.davidsuzuki.org/MTg4LVZEVS0zNjAAAAGXFsRVbWBdJ_SBpy2HeC-8sttwUJ0vkdtMpdu5CeYS-y48twpHKUPRQYif5RKVWaBMfACx5Nc=>, so any or all of that is possible.
Regardless of their origin, these attacks on everyone and everything from transgender people to important and effective climate measures have dangerous, real-life consequences.
It’s true that carbon dioxide is “a foundational nutrient for all life on Earth.” We’re carbon-based beings, and the carbon cycle — which circulates carbon through living things, the ocean, minerals and the atmosphere — is a big part of what keeps Earth habitable. And plants do require carbon dioxide.
Plants and some animals buried millions of years ago get compressed over time, creating super-concentrated stores of carbon as coal, gas and oil.
But, as the NASA Earth Observatory states <https://go.davidsuzuki.org/MTg4LVZEVS0zNjAAAAGXFsRVbXdTT1Cf0Y5M-xaMM4JOXCg-HVtVxi2jMeoZwQXuVv3ZapC0_nwBMkjNLcEfuFfPiM8=>, “Any change in the cycle that shifts carbon out of one reservoir puts more carbon in the other reservoirs. Changes that put carbon gases into the atmosphere result in warmer temperatures on Earth.”
Most carbon is stored in rocks, ocean, atmosphere, plants, soil and fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are solar energy that has been super-concentrated over millions of years. In converting sunlight to energy through photosynthesis <https://go.davidsuzuki.org/MTg4LVZEVS0zNjAAAAGXFsRVbad50g0al9CSzubDS5cL1cSnz-daDR59LkjlZvWoJrAilir9sSHJ-bP1KMum6QfkKl8=>, plants, algae and bacteria absorb and store CO2. Plants and the animals that eat them release it when they die and decompose. Plants and some animals buried millions of years ago get compressed over time, creating super-concentrated stores of carbon as coal, gas and oil.
Burning fossil fuels releases the concentrated carbon into the atmosphere as CO2 — far more than under normal cyclical processes and more than can be reabsorbed through natural processes. It remains for hundreds or thousands of years. Excess atmospheric CO2 — along with other human-generated greenhouse gases <https://go.davidsuzuki.org/MTg4LVZEVS0zNjAAAAGXFsRVbdafjB0B__b0jKcsW7f6lDKz_ks6i60kzI9nJHBt_z-TloGHsJVd9CfHAMY4OCj04TQ=> such as methane, nitrous oxide and hydrofluorocarbons — allow solar radiation to enter Earth’s atmosphere but prevent increasing amounts from reflecting back into space. This creates a heat-trapping blanket that’s been affecting air, water and land at accelerating rates.
Burning fossil fuels releases the concentrated carbon into the atmosphere as CO2 — far more than under normal cyclical processes and more than can be reabsorbed through natural processes.
Most of our species’ relatively short time on Earth has been during a slowly changing geological era (by human time scales), in which solar energy absorption and reflection have provided the relatively steady conditions we need to survive and thrive — overall, not too hot or cold, somewhat predictable weather patterns and natural systems capable of renewing and regenerating.
That’s quickly changing. As we burn fossil fuels and pump massive volumes of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and destroy plants and waters that store carbon, we’re disrupting the carbon cycle and causing the planet to heat at an alarming rate, creating more extreme weather, shifting ocean and air currents, throwing water cycles out of whack, causing droughts, floods and wildfires and making equatorial regions increasingly inhospitable, leading to greater conflict and human migration.
And while plants need CO2 for photosynthesis, more isn’t necessarily better <https://go.davidsuzuki.org/MTg4LVZEVS0zNjAAAAGXFsRVbRWMk2BKVWWXSAfGfzPaQ-nr9GW8YznYSdBCCgjoc99k1vW2eGJ7Raus7o0aUEb1isE=>. Increased atmospheric CO2 causes some plants to initially grow faster and bigger but studies show accelerated growth dilutes nutrients <https://go.davidsuzuki.org/MTg4LVZEVS0zNjAAAAGXFsRVbaC70xQanZ6eqoCO9Zqa_mggF4hRSHwouSRnIy5DzTtC57XP9JDEJJzO5LXTW4gqx9I=> such as phosphorus, iron, zinc and protein. This affects the entire food web.
The justifications are blatantly facile and anti-science and serve only to bolster the fossil fuel industry.
Research also shows the overall benefits to plants diminish over time and as CO2 levels rise. Global heating’s impacts — droughts, floods, wildfires, storms and excess heat — also negatively affect plant growth and reproduction. As for agriculture, rising CO2 often helps weeds more than crops.
It’s all basic science, much of it understood for hundreds of years, with knowledge growing steadily. That’s why the anti-climate positions <https://go.davidsuzuki.org/MTg4LVZEVS0zNjAAAAGXFsRVbWJPCSUurYaQojbHTnsWUBLdkS8ziVz1HXLnMjJjKMhvysm9j1FKnn7oSpWUgOuGYcA=> of some state, provincial and federal parties and governments in Canada and the U.S., especially Alberta and Saskatchewan, are so bewildering.
The justifications are blatantly facile and anti-science and serve only to bolster the fossil fuel industry, which itself is finding it difficult to continue its lies and disinformation around evidence even its own scientists provided as far back as the 1950s <https://go.davidsuzuki.org/MTg4LVZEVS0zNjAAAAGXFsRVbRApt_uxqb360Vq-a_HyLFWJKqL7yxmoCE-ar8-G-4ztbgwE_LUOcDJA0HI1IkluA9o=>!
Decisions must be based on knowledge and science — especially when it comes to our survival! We all deserve better from our political leadership.
By David Suzuki, with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Senior Editor and Writer Ian Hanington

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E) Speak Up and Ensure Your Voice is Heard:

Wilmot Township Council

Natasha Salonen, Mayor, Wilmot, natasha.salonen at wilmot.ca <mailto:natasha.salonen at wilmot.ca> or 519-634-8519 x 9351
Stewart Cressman, Councillor Ward 1, Wilmot, stewart.cressman at wilmot.ca <mailto:stewart.cressman at wilmot.ca> or 519-807-1496	
Kris Wilkinson, Councillor Ward 2, Wilmot, kris.wilkinson at wilmot.ca <mailto:kris.wilkinson at wilmot.ca> or 519-807-4173
Harvir Sidhu, Councillor Ward 3, Wilmot, harvir.sidhu at wilmot.ca <mailto:harvir.sidhu at wilmot.ca> or 519-807-2521
Lillianne Dunstall, Councillor Ward 4, Wilmot, lillianne.dunstall at wilmot.ca <mailto:lillianne.dunstall at wilmot.ca> or 519-807-4975
Steven Martin, Councillor Ward 4, Wilmot, steven.martin at wilmot.ca <mailto:steven.martin at wilmot.ca> or 519-807-5214

City of Kitchener Council

Berry Vrbanovic, Mayor, Kitchener, berryv at kitchener.ca <mailto:berryv at kitchener.ca>
Scott Davey, Councillor Ward 1, Kitchener, scott.davey at kitchener.ca <mailto:scott.davey at kitchener.ca>
Dave Schnider, Councillor Ward 2, Kitchener, dave.schnider at kitchener.ca <mailto:dave.schnider at kitchener.ca>
Jason Deneault, Councillor Ward 3, Kitchener, jason.deneault at kitchener.ca <mailto:jason.deneault at kitchener.ca>
Christine Michaud, Councillor Ward 4, Kitchener, christine.michaud at kitchener.ca <mailto:christine.michaud at kitchener.ca>
Ayo Owodunni, Councillor Ward 5, Kitchener, ayo.owodunni at kitchener.ca <mailto:ayo.owodunni at kitchener.ca>
Paul Singh, Councillor Ward 6, Kitchener, paul.singh at kitchener.ca <mailto:paul.singh at kitchener.ca>
Bil Ioannidis, Councillor Ward 7, Kitchener, bil.ioannidis at kitchener.ca <mailto:bil.ioannidis at kitchener.ca>
Margaret Johnston, Councillor Ward 8, Kitchener, councillor.johnston at kitchener.ca <mailto:councillor.johnston at kitchener.ca>
Debbie Chapman, Councillor Ward 9, Kitchener, debbie.chapman at kitchener.ca <mailto:debbie.chapman at kitchener.ca>
Stephanie Stretch, Councillor Ward 10, Kitchener, stephanie.stretch at kitchener.ca

City of Waterloo Council

Dorothy McCabe, Mayor, City of Waterloo, dorothy.mccabe at waterloo.ca <mailto:dorothy.mccabe at waterloo.ca>
Sandra Hanmer, Councillor Ward 1, City of Waterloo, sandra.hanmer at waterloo.ca <mailto:sandra.hanmer at waterloo.ca>
Royce Bodally, Councillor Ward 2, City of Waterloo, royce.bodally at waterloo.ca <mailto:royce.bodally at waterloo.ca>
Hans Roach, Councillor Ward 3, City of Waterloo, hans.roach at waterloo.ca <mailto:hans.roach at waterloo.ca>
Diane Freeman, Councillor Ward 4, City of Waterloo, diane.freeman at waterloo.ca <mailto:diane.freeman at waterloo.ca>
Jen Vasic, Councillor Ward 5, City of Waterloo, jen.vasic at waterloo.ca <mailto:jen.vasic at waterloo.ca>
Mary Lou Roe, Councillor Ward 6, City of Waterloo, marylou.roe at waterloo.ca <mailto:marylou.roe at waterloo.ca>
Julie Wright, Councillor Ward 7, City of Waterloo, julie.wright at waterloo.ca <mailto:julie.wright at waterloo.ca>

Region of Waterloo Council

Karen Redman, Regional Chair, kredman at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:kredman at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Berry Vrbanovic, Mayor, Kitchener, berryv at kitchener.ca <mailto:berryv at kitchener.ca>
Dorothy McCabe, Mayor, City of Waterloo, dorothy.mccabe at waterloo.ca <mailto:dorothy.mccabe at waterloo.ca>
Jan Liggett, Cambridge Mayor, Cambridge, liggettj at cambridge.ca <mailto:liggettj at cambridge.ca>
Sue Foxton, Mayor, North Dumfries, sfoxton at northdumfries.ca <mailto:sfoxton at northdumfries.ca>
Natasha Salonen, Mayor, Wilmot, natasha.salonen at wilmot.ca <mailto:natasha.salonen at wilmot.ca>
Joe Nowak, Mayor, Wellesley, jnowak at wellesley.ca <mailto:jnowak at wellesley.ca>
Sandy Shantz, Mayor, Woolwich, sshantz at woolwich.ca <mailto:sshantz at woolwich.ca>
Doug Craig, Regional Councillor, Cambridge, dougcraig at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:dougcraig at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Pam Wolf, Regional Councillor, Cambridge, pwolf at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:pwolf at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Colleen James, Regional Councillor, Kitchener, CJames at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:CJames at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Michael Harris, Regional Councillor, Kitchener, MHarris at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:MHarris at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Kari Williams, Regional Councillor, Kitchener, KariWilliams at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:KariWilliams at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Rob Deutschmann, Regional Councillor, Kitchener, RDeutschmann at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:RDeutschmann at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Jim Erb, Regional Councillor, Waterloo, JErb at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:JErb at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Chantal Huinink, Regional Councillor, Waterloo, CHuinink at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:CHuinink at regionofwaterloo.ca>

Province of Ontario

Premier Doug Ford - doug.fordco at pc.ola.org <mailto:doug.fordco at pc.ola.org> or 416-325-1941 - available 24/7 - all calls confidential
Paul Calandra - Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing - paul.calandra at pc.ola.org <mailto:steve.clark at pc.ola.org> or 416-585-7000
Andrea Khanjin - Minster of Environment, Conservation and Parks - andrea.khanjin at pc.ola.org <mailto:andrea.khanjin at pc.ola.org> or 705-722-0575
Vic Fedeli - Minister of Economic Development- vic.fedeli at pc.ola.org <mailto:vic.fedeli at pc.ola.org> or 416-326-8475
Rob Flack - Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness - rob.flack at pc.ola.org <mailto:rob.flack at pc.ola.org> or 416-326-3074
Michael Parsa - Associate Minister of Housing - michael.parsaco at pc.ola.org <mailto:michael.parsaco at pc.ola.org>

Local Conservative MPPs:
Mike Harris Jr - Minister of Red Tape Reduction, MPP Kitchener-Conestoga - mike.harris at pc.ola.org <mailto:mike.harris at pc.ola.org> or 519-669-2090
Brian Riddell - MPP Cambridge - brian.riddell at pc.ola.org <mailto:brian.riddell at pc.ola.org> or 519-650-2770
Jess Dixon - MPP Kitchener South - jess.dixon at pc.ola.org <mailto:jess.dixon at pc.ola.org> or 519-650-9413
Will Bouma - MPP Brantford-Brant - will.bouma at pc.ola.org <mailto:will.bouma at pc.ola.org> or (519) 759-0361
Ted Arnott - MPP Wellington-Halton Hills - ted.arnott at pc.ola.org <mailto:ted.arnott at pc.ola.org> or (519) 787-5247
Ernie Hardeman - MPP Oxford - ernie.hardeman at pc.ola.org <mailto:ernie.hardeman at pc.ola.org> or (519) 537-5222
Matthew Rae - MPP Perth-Wellington - matthew.rae at pc.ola.org <mailto:matthew.rae at pc.ola.org> or (519) 272-0660

Local NDP MPPs:
Catherine Fife - MPP Waterloo - cfife-qp at ndp.on.ca <mailto:cfife-qp at ndp.on.ca> or 519-725-3477

Local Green Party MPPs:
Mike Schreiner - MPP Guelph - mschreiner at ola.or <mailto:mschreiner at ola.org>g or (519) 836-4190
Aislinn Clancy - MPP Kitchener Centre - aclancy-co at ola.org <mailto:aclancy-co at ola.org> or 519-579-5460

Independent MPPs:
Bobbi Ann Brady - MPP Haldimand-Norfolk - babrady-co at ola.org <mailto:babrady-co at ola.org> or (519) 428-0446

Federal Members of Parliament

Local Liberal MPs:
Bryan May - MP Cambridge - bryan.may at parl.gc.ca <mailto:bryan.may at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 624-7440
Tim Louis - MP Kitchener-Conestoga - tim.louis at parl.gc.ca <mailto:tim.louis at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 578-3777
Valerie Bradford - MP Kitchener-South Hespeler - valerie.bradford at parl.gc.ca <mailto:valerie.bradford at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 571-5509
Bardish Chagger - MP Waterloo - bardish.chagger at parl.gc.ca <mailto:bardish.chagger at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 746-1573
Lloyd Longfield - MP Guelph - lloyd.longfield at parl.gc.ca <mailto:lloyd.longfield at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 837-8276

Local Conservative MPs:
Michael Chong - MP Wellington-Halton Hills - michael.chong at parl.gc.ca <mailto:michael.chong at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 843-7344
Larry Brock - MP Brantford-Brant - larry.brock at parl.gc.ca <mailto:larry.brock at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 754-4300
John Nater - MP Perth-Wellington - john.nater at parl.gc.ca <mailto:john.nater at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 273-1400

Local Green Party MPs:
Mike Morrice - MP Kitchener - mike.morrice at parl.gc.ca <mailto:mike.morrice at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 741-2001

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Kevin Thomason
Vice-Chair, Grand River Environmental Network
www.gren.ca <http://www.gren.ca/>

Phone: (519) 888-0519
Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: (519) 240-1648
Twitter: @kthomason
E-mail: kevinthomason at mac.com <mailto:kevinthomason at mac.com>
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