[All] Devastating Bill 185 Approved, Doug Ford Shuffles Cabinet, Wilmot Farmland Updates, More Greenbelt Threats, And Lots Of News Articles

Fri Jun 7 10:46:28 EDT 2024

Good Day,

It’s been another busy week with the very troubling Bill 185 approved with none of the needed changes, a surprise provincial Cabinet shuffle, more Greenbelt threats, and Wilmot citizens continuing to show that they are unwilling to destroy precious farmland for a mega-industrial site.  Here’s the latest:

0) Doug Ford Shuffles Cabinet - Just before the “summer” break that the Premier is calling a week early, (and it will be a 19 week long break as the Legislature isn’t going to return until late October), Doug Ford shuffled his cabinet, bringing back Steve Clark who resigned in the Greenbelt Scandal, making Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Mike Harris Jr the new Minister of Red Tape Reduction, and creating the largest and most expensive cabinet in Ontario history with 36 Ministers.

Other changes include Stephen Lecce moving from Eduction to Minister of Energy and Electrification (with Sam Oosterfoff as his assistant as he was previously for education), Todd Smith (who was a disaster on the Autism file that is still mired in issues) takes over Education, and Rob Flack becomes the new Minister of Farming, Agriculture and Agribusiness.

	Here’s a great one list of all the Ministers:
	https://x.com/cbcqueenspark/status/1798833262447792159?s=46&t=XLYcxxaKfwXm7EGqQ-olxw

	CBC - Ontario Premier Doug Ford Shuffles Cabinet:
	https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-premier-doug-ford-shuffles-cabinet-1.7227377

	The Toronto Star - Doug Ford Swaps Education and Energy Ministers In Cabinet Shuffle, Promotes MPP Who Resigned As Minister In Greenbelt Scandal:
	https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/doug-ford-swaps-education-and-energy-ministers-in-cabinet-shuffle-promotes-mpp-who-resigned-as/article_24fbb862-237e-11ef-aa19-bb271ae7330d.html

And somehow Patrick Sackville is still Doug Ford’s Chief of Staff:	https://x.com/colindmello/status/1798853196099563937

MPP Catherine Fife’s post illustrates the issues of extending the break by 6 weeks saying that “It’s difficult to hold the government to account without the house sitting.”:
	https://x.com/CFifeKW/status/1798793603936079949

And on the humorous side:

	Barney Panofsky’s Best Intentions:
	https://x.com/mynamesnotgordy/status/1798906238715199496?s=46&t=XLYcxxaKfwXm7EGqQ-olxw
	https://x.com/mynamesnotgordy/status/1798897415262789738?s=46&t=XLYcxxaKfwXm7EGqQ-olxw

1) Wilmot Industrial Mega-Site Farm Land Assembly - People continue to speak up and show firsthand that they are unwilling to have this mega-industrial site and massive unplanned growth forced on them with no proper processes, studies, or public engagement.

Public Protests and Demonstrations Continue - The planning continues to rally outside each Wilmot and Regional Council meeting in June and July.  Please join these small rallies starting this coming Monday in Wilmot and speak up.  

	Wilmot Township Council - 60 Snyder’s Road, West, Baden:
	Monday, June 10th at 6:30pm
	Monday, June 24th at 6:30pm
	Monday, July 29th at 6:30pm

	Region of Waterloo Council - 150 Fredrick Street, Kitchener:
	Wednesday, June 19th at 6:30pm
	Wednesday, August 28th at 6:30pm

Learn more at: www.fightforfarmland.com <http://www.fightforfarmland.com/> including if the protests may start at an earlier time for any of these meetings if in-camera meetings in advance of regular Council meetings are planned for elected officials.

Provincial Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie Wilmot Visit - Bonnie Crombie, the leader of the provincial Liberal Party visited the Wilmot farmers firsthand last week and has shared the following social media post:

	https://x.com/bonniecrombie/status/1797700967212757464?s=46&t=XLYcxxaKfwXm7EGqQ-olxw

Additional Media Coverage - Media coverage continues:

	The Record - Expropriation Threats On Wilmot Land Have Stalled.  What Does It Mean?:
	https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/expropriation-threats-on-wilmot-lands-have-stalled-what-does-it-mean/article_f7e85576-9df5-5db8-95da-9b0c5d78fa27.html

	The Record - Is It Time To Pump The Brakes On Growth In Waterloo Region?
	https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/is-it-time-to-pump-the-brakes-on-growth-in-waterloo-region/article_2ae2aace-9549-5cb4-8f17-3fc87a639beb.html

	CBC - Investors Reshaped Canadian Home Real Estate.  Something Similar Is Happening In Agriculture:
	https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ontario-farmland-real-estate-investment-1.7218435

Lawn Signs - Fight For Farmland -  There are now over 2,600 signs up in our communities and demand continues to be strong!  Order yours online, pick them up from local Sign Captains throughout Waterloo Region, and learn more at:

	www.fightforfarmland.com <http://www.fightforfarmland.com/> 

Upcoming Town Hall Meetings - The Fight For Farmland Group is actively working on a series of Townhall Meetings later in June to present what we have been able to learn to date and seek answers on behalf of the community.  The goal is to share information and facilitate a community discussion.  Strong attendance will be important.  Stay tuned for further updates, dates, and locations.

Please continue to speak up and show firsthand that we are unwilling!

2) Bill 185 Approved Without Needed Amendments - Thank you to everyone who wrote, called, e-mailed, delegated, and did anything possible to try to get the disastrous Bill 185 - the misleadingly named the Cutting Red Tape To Build More Homes Act amended.  Unfortunately despite our amazing collaborative efforts to write the Premier, Cabinet, MPPs, the Environmental Registry of Ontario as well as work closely with all three opposition parties, Bill 185 was approved on Wednesday with none of the needed amendments.  

So now citizens have lost their right to appeal development approvals at the Ontario Land Tribunal which will be for developers only, settlement boundaries can now be changed anytime with almost no restrictions, and Regional Planning Authority will be removed from Upper-Tier Regions with York, Peel, and Durham set to lose it in just a few weeks.  Thankfully, no date has been set for Waterloo Region to lose Planning Authority so perhaps there is still some way we can work to ensure like parts of Bill 23 it never gets enacted.

Kudos to NDP MPP Jessica Bell, and MPP Catherine Fife who spent hours earlier this week doing everything possible in the Legislature to try to get last minute changes and amendments to Bill 185.  Their persistence and determination was impressive despite every common-sense suggestion being out-voted and overruled by the Conservatives who didn’t even make sense at times and made numerous totally confounding statements reflecting firsthand how little they understand of the far-reaching impacts this Bill will have.

Environmental Defence issued an excellent statement warning of the negative impacts of Bill 185 that will be coming:

	https://environmentaldefence.ca/2024/06/05/passage-of-bill-185-undermines-the-integrity-of-all-future-development-approvals-outside-existing-built-up-areas/

And in Waterloo Region where the removal of Regional Planning Authority threatens all of our environmental protections including our groundwater protections the Record had an excellent article:

	The Record - Ground Water Expert Warns Against Development In SW Kitchener:
	https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/ground-water-expert-warns-against-development-in-sw-kitchener/article_aba2452f-75d4-58bc-9209-329b6baaac79.html

3) More Greenbelt Threats - It seems that this threats to the Greenbelt never stop.  The push to open the Greenbelt continues even on farmland in Grimsby that has a Specialty Crop designation as infamous developers embroiled in earlier Greenbelt attacks continue to pressure municipalities to downgrade protections at Council meetings this week.  Learn more at the following thread from Mike Marcolongo:

	https://x.com/marcolongo_mike/status/1798538469091746248?s=46&t=XLYcxxaKfwXm7EGqQ-olxw

In case you missed this, David Moscrop wrote an excellent Op-Ed for TVO on how "The Greenbelt Scandal Won't Truly be over Until Ontario has a new Government”: 

	The Greenbelt scandal won’t truly be over until Ontario has a new government | TVO Today <https://www.tvo.org/article/the-greenbelt-scandal-wont-truly-be-over-until-ontario-has-a-new-government>

4) Waterloo Region Announces High Performance Development Standards - The Waterloo Region Community Energy Initiative after years of efforts has finally launched their Green Development Standards (GDS) initiative, now labelled as High Performance Development Standards.  You can learn more online at EngageWR:

	https://www.engagewr.ca/high-performance-development-standards

The first public meeting is going to be held on June 26th at 3pm and 7pm.  You can register for free on Eventbrite at:

	https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/high-performance-development-standards-community-design-workshop-tickets-915403866607

5) Recent Media - Excellent articles this week include record Waterloo Region growth, climate change, housing affordability and a proposed gas pipeline in Elmira:

	The Record - Waterloo Region Grew Faster Last Year Than Any Urban Area In Canada:
	https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/waterloo-region-grew-faster-last-year-than-any-urban-area-in-canada/article_43371b34-0bad-59bf-b126-9df7967fc1c1.html
	Brantford and London also saw close to 4% growth, Guelph 2% growth.

	The Toronto Star - If Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford Actually Want Affordable Housing In Ontario, They’ll Have To Agree On One Basic Thing:
	https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/if-justin-trudeau-and-doug-ford-actually-want-affordable-housing-in-ontario-theyll-have-to/article_12ca93a4-1eae-11ef-8cb3-87e7d3a0176d.html

	The Record - A Little More Hope On Climate:
	https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/a-little-more-hope-on-climate/article_20650ac6-240e-5536-aacb-ee3fd34d339f.html

	The Record - Say No To A Pipeline In Elmira:
	https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/say-no-to-a-pipeline-in-elmira/article_eb29f4b7-87ee-5d6e-ba0d-52c3b46e2822.html

	The Record - Taxpayers Will Be Soaked.  Doug Ford’s Thirst For Power Will Have The Rest Of Us Crying In Our Beer:
	https://www.therecord.com/politics/political-opinion/doug-fords-thirst-for-power-will-have-the-rest-of-us-crying-in-our-beer/article_99628c74-23bb-5627-b638-e39bdf21fc5b.html

	CBC - Waterloo Region Falls Behind On Plan To Cut Emissions 50% By 2030:
	https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/waterloo-region-falls-behind-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions-target-1.7225363

	CBC - Waterloo Region Set To Make Pricey Changes To Waste Management:
	https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/waterloo-region-set-to-make-pricey-changes-to-waste-management-1.7205327

	Global News - Ontario Government Hopeful Interest Rate Cut Will Spur Struggling Home Construction:
	https://globalnews.ca/news/10548646/ontario-home-building-interest-rate-impacts/

6) Great Letters To The Editor - Keep up the excellent letters to the Editor at area newspapers:

	The Record - Waterloo Region Should Consider Slowing Down Growth Expectations, Grand River Needs Better Protection:
	https://www.therecord.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/june-5-waterloo-region-should-consider-slowing-down-its-growth-expectations-grand-river-needs-better/article_6e701809-9ea6-5446-a146-05d5d88c850f.html
	Includes excellent letters from our group members Dr. Susan Fulop and Caron Joanne Thomas.

	The Hamilton Spectator - Is Doug Ford Drunk On Power:
	https://www.thespec.com/opinion/columnists/is-doug-ford-drunk-on-power/article_d3de496b-bf40-5ebf-b609-f50ada088451.html#tncms-source=opinion-rail

	And here is a powerful Op-Ed from a mother who survived the Lytton, BC fire:
	https://vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/meghan-fandrich-as-a-lytton-fire-survivor-and-parent-im-going-to-ottawa-to-remind-politicians-why-canada-needs-an-emissions-cap

7) Service Ontario Investigations - The FAO (Financial Accountability Office of Ontario) is launching an investigation into Service Ontario locations being closed and relocated to Staples stores:

	https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/06/03/provinces-financial-watchdog-launching-inquiry-into-ford-governments-serviceontario-changes/

8) Provincial Funding Shortfalls - A new FAO (Financial Accountability Office of Ontario) report states the Ontario government has allocated $3.7 billion less than what is needed to fund existing programs and its announced commitments to children, community and social services - including the autism program.

	CBC - Ontario Underspending On Social Services By $3.7 Billion: Watchdog:
	https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-fao-mccss-report-1.7225423

9) Bill 200: A Small Win For Heritage - The Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO) highlighted a change to the Heritage Act in Bill 200 that extends the deadline from Jan 1 2025 to Jan 1, 2027 for properties on municipal Heritage Registers to be designated (or be removed, not to be added back to the Register for 5 years). ACO had supported an extension to Jan 1, 2030, as the number of properties involved is huge, and beyond the capacity of municipalities to manage within such a short timeline.

	ACO media release: https://acontario.ca/show_news.php?nid=100

	Bill 200 ERO posting for comments (closes Jun 26, 2024)  : https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-8738

	Bill 200: https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-200

10) Greenbelt Legal Fees - The Trillium is reporting that the Conservatives legal bills for the Greenbelt scandal are in excess of $600,000:

	The Trillium - PC Party Paid $600,000 To Law Firms That Represented Key Players In Greenbelt Probe:
	https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/politics/pc-party-paid-600000-to-law-firms-that-represented-key-players-in-greenbelt-probe-8912069?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

However, the Conservatives have been very successful with recent fundraising:

	CBC - Doug Ford’s PC Party Fundraising Leaves Rivals In Its Dust:
	https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/doug-ford-ontario-pc-party-fundraising-campaign-donations-1.7223258

11) Ontario Health Coalition Public Hearings On Local Hospitals - The Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) is hosting a series of hearings both online and in-person across Ontario for citizens to provide their thoughts and concerns on health care.  

Learn including dates and locations in the PDF attached below or online at:

	https://www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca/

	CTV News - Ontario Health Coalition Holding Public Hearings On ER Closures:
	https://london.ctvnews.ca/ontario-health-coalition-holding-public-hearings-on-er-closures-1.6911433

12) Heat Pump Event Hosted By Guelph Climate Action Network - Join the Guelph Climate Action Network on Tuesday, June 25 at 7pm at 42 Carden Street to learn more about heat pumps.  Learn more by e-mailing Anne Moore at: guelphclimateactionnetwork at gmail.com

13) Reform Gravel Mining - Provincial Day of Action, June 8th - Next week, communities across the province will participate in the first-ever Day of Action To Protect Ontario From Gravel Mining.  Learn more at:

	https://www.reformgravelmining.ca/provincial-day-of-action

And mark your calendars for June 8th.

Forks of the Credit Preservation Group Use Key Golf Event to Protest Against the Caledon Quarry: 

	https://www.caledonenterprise.com/news/caledon-residents-protest-outside-osprey-valley-golf-course-over-mega-quarry/article_60b5df58-da04-57df-8a1f-18883d0dd707.html

14) Stop Highway 413 Actions - Environmental Defence Filed a Judicial Review Application to the Federal Government for not Publishing a Final Recovery Strategy for the Endangered Redside Dace. 

Yesterday, Environmental Defence started legal proceeding against the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard and the Minister of Environment and Climate Change for their failure to comply with statutory timelines under the Species at Risk Act requiring the listing, recovery planning and protection of habitat for the redside dace.  See attached application to the court below. 

Kudos also to Sharon Summerville and the group HeadwatersStop413 fighting Highway #413 who undertook Stop The 413 Action on Monday.  Here’s the link to social media and photos are attached below:

	https://x.com/mom2jnp/status/1798744270184325540?s=46&t=XLYcxxaKfwXm7EGqQ-olxw

15) Exciting news for the protection of the Cobechenonk (Humber River) - Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations (MCFN) Propose Legal Personhood Status for the Humber River:

From the letter (attached below):  "The Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, in collaboration with Humber River Calling is seeking to restore the health of the Cobechenonk (Humber River) by gaining its recognition as a person under the law. Such recognition is not without precedent as in 2021, the Magpie River in Quebec was granted such status with its right to exist and flow; its right to perform its essential functions within its ecosystems, and most importantly, its right to be protected and restored was recognized". 

16) Reminder - Next Meeting - Join us Friday, June 14th 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

Saturday, June 8th - Provincial Day of Action Against Gravel Mining - https://www.reformgravelmining.ca/provincial-day-of-action

Friday, June 14th at 5:30pm - Next group update meeting on Zoom - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09

Saturday, June 15th - 6pm to 8pm - Council of Canadians Pub Night - The Duke Of Wellington Pub, Waterloo - See poster below.

Tuesday, June 25th - 7pm - Guelph Climate Action Network - Heat Pump Event - 42 Carden Street

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B) Environmental Defence Bill 185 Press Release:

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C) Ontario Health Coalition Public Hearings On Local Hospitals - 

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D) Council of Canadians Pub Night - Saturday, June 15th 6pm - The Duke Of Wellington Pub, Waterloo:

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E) Reform Gravel Mining Coalition - Provincial Day of Action - June 8th

https://www.reformgravelmining.ca/provincial-day-of-action

https://www.reformgravelmining.ca/provincial-day-of-action

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F) Reasons Not To Vote For Doug Ford - Kudos to local citizen Pauline Duench Miller for pulling together this list of reasons not to vote for Doug Ford:

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G) Recent Media:

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H) Stop Highway #413 - HeadwatersStop413:

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I) Humber River (Cobechenonk River) Personhood Status Press Release and Filing:

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J) Humour from Joan Faux - Thanks to Joan for this humour to enlighten challenging times:

	TwitterX - Charlie Pinkerton (The Trillium) post:
	https://x.com/charliepinkerto/status/1798364551144235365?s=46&t=XLYcxxaKfwXm7EGqQ-olxw

On a lighter side note I have noticed a distinct similarity between certain provincial politicians to SCTV characters. Here are a few clips. I can’t possibly be the only person who sees this, am I? 

	Doug Ford:
	https://youtu.be/mrOgG_RNLcA?si=27_P9gguXbDM3kZ3 <https://youtu.be/mrOgG_RNLcA?si=27_P9gguXbDM3kZ3>
	John Charles Bailey is Paul Calandra here:
	https://youtu.be/mrOgG_RNLcA?si=27_P9gguXbDM3kZ3

	Sylvia Jones possibly Bethlenfalvy here:
	https://youtu.be/xS5zNX2zVbk?si=mh7Xki0Yo9EzARsG

	Classic election night coverage, Earl Camembert with Floyd Robertson:
	https://youtu.be/PbhmHiUejUE?si=8h4f__eoERdiv2Yd

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K) 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>
Stewart Cressman, Councillor Ward 1, Wilmot, stewart.cressman at wilmot.ca <mailto:stewart.cressman at wilmot.ca>
Kris Wilkinson, Councillor Ward 2, Wilmot, kris.wilkinson at wilmot.ca <mailto:kris.wilkinson at wilmot.ca>
Havir Sidhu, Councillor Ward 3, Wilmot, harvir.sidhu at wilmot.ca <mailto:harvir.sidhu at wilmot.ca>
Lillianne Dunstall, Councillor Ward 4, Wilmot, lillianne.dunstall at wilmot.ca <mailto:lillianne.dunstall at wilmot.ca>
Steven Martin, Councillor Ward 4, Wilmot, steven.martin at wilmot.ca <mailto:steven.martin at wilmot.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
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
Todd Smith - Minister of Energy - todd.smith at pc.ola.org <mailto:todd.smith at pc.ola.org> or 613-962-1144
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 - Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier, 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
New! - 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 Brok - 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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