[All] Bill 5, 6, 17, 30 & More Rammed Through Legislature, Canada Burns While Fossil Fuels Stupidly Expand, Foodbelt, And More! Join Tonight at 5:30pm To Learn More...

Kevin Thomason kevinthomason at mac.com
Fri Jun 6 11:56:43 EDT 2025


Good Day,

Despite the best efforts of so many, democracy in Ontario is being dismantled before our eyes.  Unfortunately, Bill 5 with its lawless Special Economic Zones and removal of the Endangered Species Act, Bill 6 targeting homelessness, Bill 17 preventing essential Green Development Standards, Bill 30 overriding local municipalities and numerous other troubling acts were all rammed through the Legislature on Wednesday without any of the proper hearings, and in many cases illegally before the ERO postings even closed.  New webinars have been announced, communities are pushing back, and great climate events have been announced. 

Join us this Friday, June 6th at 5:30pm to discuss the latest:

	Grand River Watershed Bill 23 Bi-Weekly Zoom Meeting, Friday June 6th at 5:30pm:
	https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09,


1) Bill 5 Approved Against Unprecedented Pushback - Despite protests outside Queen’s Park, inside the Legislature, and across Ontario late on Wednesday afternoon the Conservative Government forced Bill 5 through its 3rd Reading in the Legislature with every single opposition MPP from every party voting against it and the Premier not even present for the vote:

	The Record - Doug Ford Pushes Through Rapid Development Law Despite Objections Of First Nations:
	 https://www.therecord.com/politics/provincial/doug-ford-pushes-through-rapid-development-law-despite-objections-of-first-nations/article_4ec6bb07-0715-5096-bb17-421aae9c6431.html
	The Hamilton Spectator - Doug Ford Pushes Through Rapid Development Law Despite Objections Of First Nations:
	https://www.thespec.com/politics/provincial/doug-ford-pushes-through-rapid-development-law-despite-objections-of-first-nations/article_5a675315-c8ad-5ea8-a28d-95d205a95c21.html

	CBC - Ontario Passes Controversial Mining Law As Doug Ford Warns Against Blockades:
	https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-ford-mining-law-1.7552148

	The Trillium - Ford Government Passes Contentious “Special Economic Zones” Law:
	https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/energy-and-the-environment/ford-government-passes-contentious-special-economic-zones-law-10761251

	The Toronto Star - "Diplomacy Ends Today”: First Nations Warn Of Protests Over Ontario Mining Law:
	https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/diplomacy-ends-today-first-nations-warn-of-protests-over-ontario-mining-law/article_b67a6038-edfd-5457-9f5d-749dd84ef9c2.html

Status - You can check the status of Bills (first, second, third reading, Royal Assent, etc.) and see everything the Ford government rammed through this week so they can start a four month summer break here: https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/current

In fact, after only a six weeks in the Legislature, voting themselves a 35% raise, awarding themselves a very generous new pension, ramming through these bills with no proper process or consultation, the Doug Ford government has now left for a special extended 12 week summer break - not resuming in the Legislature until October 20th.  So much for all hands on deck and working around the clock on the tariff threat that was so much bluster and bravado….

Premier Doug Ford even seems to be taunting First Nations who have strongly opposed Bill 5:

	Global News - Ontario Voted “In Favour Of Idle No More 2” By Passing Mining Law, First Nations Say:
	https://globalnews.ca/news/11212505/bill-5-final-stages-blockade-ford-warning/
	Ford says blockades wouldn’t be very wise as government moves to pass Bill 5.

	The Trillium - I’d Be Very Disappointed If Bill 5 Leads To Blockades: Premier Ford:
	https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/indigenous-rural-and-northern-affairs/id-be-very-disappointed-if-bill-5-leads-to-blockades-premier-ford-10753695

First Nations are promising blockades, protests, and are refusing to meet with elected officials, suggesting action will be taken to shut down the Ring of Fire and prevent mining companies from accessing key lands - the exact opposite of speeding up approvals and providing certainty.

There is also a campaign to force Minister Greg Rickford to resign - https://win.newmode.net/ontarionewdemocraticparty/resign

Recent Media Coverage - There has been excellent media coverage of all of the efforts to block this Bill that will fast track development, bypass environmental protections, create law-free economic zones, ignore archeology, and violate Indigenous rights:

	Excellent overview from the Narwhal:
	The Narwhal - Broken Trust And Bill 5: First Nations Rally Against Doug Ford’s Controversial Mining Bill:
	https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill-5-indigenous-backlash/

	CBC TV - Liberals Table 4,000 Amendments To Stall Controversial Bill 5:
	https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6784230

	CityNews - Ontario To Limit Debate On Controversial Bill 5 Among Other Legislation:
	https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2025/06/02/ontario-bill-5-legislation-doug-ford/?

	The Trillium - Unleashing A Reckoning: Ford Government Set To Pass Bill 5:
	https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/indigenous-rural-and-northern-affairs/unleashing-a-reckoning-ford-government-set-to-pass-bill-5-10748400

	CHCH Television News - Hundreds Of First Nations Members Protest Bill At Queens Park:
	https://www.chch.com/chch-news/hundreds-of-first-nations-members-protest-ontario-mining-bill-at-queens-park/
	
	Global News - First Nations Threaten Highway Blockages Over Ford Government’s Bill 5:
	https://globalnews.ca/news/11208156/first-nations-threaten-highway-blockages-over-ford-governments-bill-5/

Earlier this week NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa was escorted out of Legislature for stating that Bill 5 does not respect First Nation rights:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DKZzdnIuzAX/

Here’s his media interviews and comments: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKZ-TOkoypN/

	Under The Northern Sky - And It Burns, Burns, Burns That Ring Of Fire:
	https://www.netnewsledger.com/2025/06/03/under-the-northern-sky-and-it-burns-burns-burns-that-ring-of-fire/
	
Impressive Joint Statement - In an impressive partnership it is fantastic to see unions, legal organizations, First Nations, Engineers and even Zoologists all working together.  Here’s a joint statement from CUPE (Ontario), Ecojustice, Friends of Attawapiskat River, Neskantaga First Nation, Ontario Nature, Ontario Society of Professional Engineers, the Toronto Zoo, and the Wildlands League:

	https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/media-statement-bill-5-must-be-withdrawn-811388229.html

Here’s also a great media statement from Ontario Nature regarding the passing of Bill 5 and how the work to overturn it begins today:

	https://ontarionature.org/news-release/the-hard-work-to-overturn-bill-5-starts-today/

Background Info - Mike Schreiner, Green Party Leader did a great explainer video on Bill 5 this week:

	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAAk0bJT3xY

Analysis - There’s been some great Op-Ed articles including this one from Mark Winfield that ran in numerous newspapers:

	The Hamilton Spectator - Is Ford Mirroring Trump To "Protect" Ontario?:
	https://thespec.pressreader.com/article/281719800522219
	The Record - Ontario’s Bill 5: Has Authoritarian Populism Come To Canada?:
	https://www.therecord.com/opinion/contributors/ontarios-bill-5-has-authoritarian-populism-come-to-canada/article_8c51eb04-8191-5754-96a2-7ab7a4d2a51c.html
	“Bill 5’s implicit message is that there is no limit to how low the province might go in terms of health, safety, and environmental standards to attract investment.”
	“a government that seems to have no real idea on how to deal with the challenges posed by Trump and a rapidly changing world…”

Doug Ford committed on Thursday to make Ontario the most cost effective and compelling place for business in the entire G7.  Here’s a first hand example of the impunity industrial companies have come to expect and will demand from Doug Ford in a Special Economic Zone - the issues that the citizens of Memphis, Tennessee are facing from another Elon Musk company are horrifying:

	Bluesky Post and YouTube Video by John Bowker:
	https://bsky.app/profile/johnbowker.bsky.social/post/3lqub2gztjs2q

Protests/Rally’s - There have been large protests including hundreds of people at Kitchener City Hall this past weekend.  Kudos to everyone who attended with so many great signs.  Please plan to join rallies still planned for the days ahead.  Saturday’s Georgetown Rally will have Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner and our own Mike Marcolongo speaking at it and hundreds of people are anticipated:

	Georgetown - Saturday, June 7th 1:00pm - Halton Hills Climate Action - Dominion Gardens Park, 118 Guelph Street, Georgetown - https://app.gvote.ca/rsvp/eve_bf38783b0
	Newmarket - Monday, June 9th - MPP Dawn Gallagher’s Office - https://environmentaldefence.ca/stop-bill-5/	
	Toronto - Thursday, June 12th - Ontario Nature Bill 5 Explained - Talks & Insights - https://www.tickettailor.com/events/ontarionature/1704020	 <https://www.tickettailor.com/events/ontarionature/1704020>
Learn more about these all of these events and new events posted daily at: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1q1L-4wcwReSOgSefgk5ci5J_35RMEg0&usp=sharing

Keep Calling and Writing - Environmental Defence has a new one-click letter:

	New Environmental Defence Letter- Stop the Bill 5 Power Grab:
	https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/172395/action/1

Also in Appendix B) below is the letter regarding the insufficient amendments the government attempted signed by groups across Ontario.  Read to learn more.

Or text Premier Ford’s cell phone directly to tell him how wrong Bill 5 is - please be polite, he has been returning calls including several this past week - (647) 612-3673

Or use Environmental Defence’s automatic phone calling tool to reach your local elected officials - https://win.newmode.net/environmentaldefencecanada/stopbill5 <https://win.newmode.net/environmentaldefencecanada/stopbill5>

What You Can Do - Council Motions - More municipal councils have passed Motions against Bill 5 with several additional communities joining Orangeville, Caledon, Shelburne, Mono, Kingston, City of Toronto, Chatham-Kent, Grey Highlands, Lambton, and numerous other Ontario communities.  Get your local Councillors to speak up as well.  A copy of the Orangeville motion that was approved unanimously is attached in Appendix C) along with an updated version from Guelph in Appendix D) that includes some great amendments from other communities.  Ensure your Council speaks up as well!.

Required Action - The fight against Bill 5 will continue as we need to continue to speak up against this horrifying omnibus bill and ensure our democracy, environment, clean energy, agriculture, and communities aren’t destroyed by the misguided development efforts of the provincial government under the guise of responding to Trump tariffs. 


2) Bill 17 Protect Ontario By Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025 -  The Ford government did time allocation with this Bill, so it skipped Committee hearings and any opportunity for comment or consultation. Third reading and vote took place on June 4 (and passed along with many other Bills rammed through before the summer recess on Wednesday).  However, the ERO postings for comments does not close until June 26th and it is important that we get comments and concerns posted to be part of the public record on this gift to developers that will set climate efforts back at least 15 years.  

Bill 17 was so rushed and poorly written that  most municipalities haven’t even been able to submit comments.  First Nations, most municipalities, ERO comments, and public concerns have been ignored and this is particularly troubling for places like Toronto who’s very strong Green Development Standards that have been in place for years and could see a significant rollback when we need more climate action and resiliency with better buildings - not less and worse.

This Bill is the exact opposite for what we need to address climate change and will gut the protections that municipalities can include in their Official Plans, limit the studies they can request for development applications, as well as impose new limits on development charges, prohibit Green Development Standards, expand MMAH powers - enabling new MZO’s that allow provincial laws to be broken, allow risky rural water and wastewater systems, and opens the door to the privatization of water and wastewater utilities.

This bill could have far-reaching impacts in Waterloo Region where so many unique protections, features, and concepts were integral to Official Plans regionally and throughout our municipalities.  It could also pose a huge threat to the groundwater and water protections we rely on and the elimination of many Green Development Standards could severely impact the Waterloo High Performance Development Standards that have been under development for years and heading for approval later this year.

Backgrounders on Bill 17 - Here are good overviews of Bill 17 from Environmental Defence, Canadian Architect, BLG, and Aird Berlis:

	Environmental Defence Press Release - Bill 17 Ignores The Real Barriers To Housing While Scapegoating Green Standards:
	https://environmentaldefence.ca/2025/05/13/bill-17-ignores-the-real-barriers-to-housing-while-scapegoating-green-standards/

	BLG - Ontario Introduces Bill 17 To Build Homes, Communities and Transit Faster:
	https://www.blg.com/en/insights/2025/05/ontario-introduces-bill-17-to-build-faster-homes-communities-and-transit-infrastructure
	"If passed, Bill 17 will impact virtually every stage of the land development process – from the submission of planning applications to calculation of development charges and implementation of construction standards. It also proposes to expand the powers of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Minister of Infrastructure and Minister of Transportation in various land development matters, including major transit projects funded by the Province.”

	Canadian Architect - New Ontario Bills Gut Environmental Protections, Eliminate Green Building Bylaws:
	https://www.canadianarchitect.com/new-ontario-bills-gut-environmental-protections-eliminate-green-building-bylaws/

	Aird Berlis - Bill 17 And The Push To Build: How Ontario Plans To Speed Up Development:
	https://www.airdberlis.com/insights/publications/publication/bill-17-and-the-push-to-build--how-ontario-plans-to-speed-up-development

Recent Media Reports:

	The Record - Ford Government Moves To Override Cities On Green Building Standards:
	https://www.therecord.com/news/canada/ford-government-moves-to-override-cities-on-green-building-standards/article_0150da10-108c-59c3-aa93-dd2990e85f2d.html

	Canada’s National Observer - Ford Government Bulldozes Green Building Standards With New Legislation:
	https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/04/news/ontario-bill-17-green-building-standards-cities

	The Energy Mix - Ontario Legislation Could Override Local Green Standards, Stall Climate Progress:
	https://www.theenergymix.com/ontario-legislation-could-override-local-green-standards-stall-climate-progress/

	Toronto Environmental Alliance - Premier Ford Is Fast-Tracking Another Gift For Developers: Bill 17:
	https://www.torontoenvironment.org/premier_ford_is_fast_tracking_another_gift_for_developers_bill_17

	Stand.earth - Ontario’s Bill 17: “A Giant Gift To Big Developers And Enbridge Gas”:
	https://stand.earth/press-releases/ontario-green-building-legislation-2025/

	The Pointer - Environmental Standards Gutted As Housing Starts Stall: Critics Warn New Housing Bill Opens Door To Greenbelt Development:
	https://thepointer.com/article/2025-05-15/environmental-standards-gutted-as-housing-starts-stall-critics-warn-ford-s-new-housing-bill-opens-door-to-greenbelt-development

	Canada’s National Observer - Building Clean Does Not Need To Break The Bank:
	https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/27/opinion/building-homes-emissions-clean-construction

What You Can Do - Write - Send a one-click letter:

	Stand.earth - 1 Click Letter to Leave Our Cities Alone:
	https://act.stand.earth/page/83437/action/1

	The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) - Bill 17 Sign-On Letter:
	https://taf.ca/save-green-development-standards/

What You Can Do - ERO - Speak Up On the Environmental Registry of Ontario to ensure concerns are part of the public record by June 26th at:

	ERO Posting - Regulate Complete Application Requirements 
	https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0462

	ERO Posting- Planning Act and City of Toronto Act Changes
	https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0461

Action Required - Speak up to preserve essential Official Plans, environmental protection concepts such as the Countryside Line, and help ensure Development Charges actually cover the costs of new development.  Ensure that municipalities can implement the Green Development Standards and the better buildings we need to combat Climate Change.


3) Bill 30, Working For Workers Seven Act, 2025 & Bill 5, 17. 30 Concerns - The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) is raising concerns about the Ford government using tariff threats to repeatedly change laws so that Ministers can override laws and acts at will with little notice or recourse.  This is very much against democracy, the greater public good, and the best public interest.

AMO is expressing concern about exemptions from municipal planning processes, shifting authority from local governments to private entities without robust accountability or proper frameworks, giving exemptions from local bylaws, taxes, development charges and other local requirements with no clear purpose or rationale.

The provincial government has now made it so that four separate Ministers can override municipal land use planning and other authorities raises significant concerns.  Specifically:

 	- Bill 5 allows Special Economic Zones (SEZ’s) to create lawless areas overriding the Planning Act, the Municipal Act, and much more,
	- Bill 17 allows MZO’s to override the Planning Act,
	- Bill 30 allows the Minister of Labour, Immigration, Skills, and Training to override the Planning Act and the Municipal Act.

The government needs to be accountable, with proper process and the threat of tariffs cannot be used to justify any and all proposals to override municipal and provincial laws.  Learn more at:

	https://www.amo.on.ca/policy/finance-infrastructure-and-economy/province-introduces-bill-30 
	

4) Wilmot Mega-Industrial Land Assembly - It was fantastic to see Susan Koswan’s article in The Record this week speaking to the importance of local food, calling out the Wilmot mega-industrial land assembly, and advocating for a Foodbelt:

	The Record - We Need To Build A Sustainable Canadian Food System:
	https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/we-need-to-build-a-sustainable-canadian-food-system/article_3852bddb-1f22-5f01-b706-3e49b2df49b1.html

Kudos to the Green Party for proposing the Food Belt.  Here’s a one-click letter you can sign to help support it and protect Ontario farms as we lose more than 319 acres of farmland to development every day in Ontario:

	https://gpo.ca/action_campaign/protect-ontario-farms/

WilmotCAN Strategic Planning Meeting - The next WilmotCAN Strategic Planning Meeting will be this coming Friday, June 13th at 1:00pm on John Jordan’s farm.  Help plan, develop, and implement our next steps and efforts to stop this absurd mega-industrial development in a beautiful rural Wilmot setting - the long term forecast is calling for beautiful summer weather on Friday!

This next planning session will be focussed on growth, rural protections, and how to achieve a sustainable future:

	WilmotCAN Planning Meeting - John Jordan’s Farm - Friday June 13th from 1pm to 4pm, 2791 Bleams Road, New Hamburg

Area landowners remain resolute in their commitment to preserve farmland and groups across the region are speaking up to show that our communities are more unwilling than ever.   Council delegations, community events, online communications, a legal challenge, investigations, and protests will continue with increased vigour as the additional threats to Wilmot from Bill 5 and Bill 17 become apparent.

Upcoming Council Meetings - Please reach out to info at wilmotcan.com <mailto:info at wilmotcan.com> if you might be able to delegate at the next Wilmot and Regional Council meetings later in June.  We need people to tell Councillors about their concerns and the need for a better future plan.

Action Required - Continue to speak up to demand the Region of Waterloo give up its farm destroying mega-industrial fiasco that is already costing taxpayers dearly.  It’s more important than ever to dust off and to keep up the Fight For Farmland signs and voice your concerns to elected officials.


5) New OGA Webinar - The Ontario Greenbelt Alliance and Municipal Leaders for Stronger Communities have announced a new webinar on how to protect food and water security in the midst of so many major legislative changes in Ontario and growing federal concern about Canadian sovereignty.  Learn from housing & planning expert Victor Doyle, Ontario Nature Campaign Co-ordinator Sarah Hasenack, and OFA Director Mark Reusser.

Please share this opportunity with local elected officials and municipal staff as we need leadership that understands how to support resilient, thriving communities and this is a great opportunity for them to get questions answered by experts.

Details are as follows:

	Date/Time: Thursday, June 19th, 2025 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm
	Register Online In Advance At: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_Q30FiflQLmmoUQKe9h7bw#/registration

Action Required - Sign up, share, and learn what we need to do in the months ahead.  More details below in the poster in Appendix H).


6) Strong Mayor Powers Pushback - It has been great to see more communities push back and reject undemocratic Strong Mayor Powers handed out to 169 additional municipalities recently by Premier Doug Ford.   Encourage your municipality to reject Strong Mayor Powers too:

	The Record - Ontario Councillors Push Back As Strong Mayor Powers Reach Small Towns:
	https://www.therecord.com/business/crazy-idea-ontario-councillors-push-back-as-strong-mayor-powers-reach-small-towns/article_828e93d9-6813-5e91-bedf-5dba1c153c90.html
	CityNews - https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2025/06/01/ontario-councillors-push-back-strong-mayor-powers/?

Action Required - Speak up and take action for the better governance we need.


7) Recent Articles - Include Energy Star impacts in Canada, new battery storage resilience, the need to address plastic pollution, and how the City of Ottawa is already struggling with the unsustainable costs of urban sprawl:

	CBC - The US Plans To Cut Energy Star.  Could That Raise Costs For Canadians?:
	https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/energy-star-canada-1.7540205

	Ontario IESO - Considerable Amount Of Battery Storage Will Help Meet Canadian Province’s Rising Energy Demands:
	https://www.energy-storage.news/ontario-ieso-considerable-amount-of-battery-storage-will-help-meet-canadian-provinces-rising-energy-demand/

	The Record - Tackling Plastic Pollution Is Good For The Environment And The Economy:
	https://www.therecord.com/opinion/contributors/tackling-plastic-pollution-is-good-for-the-environment-and-the-economy/article_332ded5e-4a5f-586d-a68e-2151226117ea.html

	CBC - City Of Ottawa To Take On Debt To Cover Billions Of Dollars Of Infrastructure Repairs:
	https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-debt-water-1.7551444


8) More Trumpian Tactics From The Ford Government - Bill 6 and Bill 33 which were also rammed through the Legislature without proper hearings or consultations this week are also causing concerns:

	The Trillium - Ford Government Passes Anti-Encampment Bill 6 With Some Liberal Support:
	https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/housing/ford-government-passes-anti-encampment-bill-with-some-liberal-support-10760272

	The Globe and Mail - Ontario Bill 33 Undermines University Autonomy And Access To Education:
	https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/education/article-ontario-bill-33-merit-university-admission-students/
	

9) We Organize With Busy Lives - How To Build Community - Basic Income Waterloo Region’s Youth Engagement Committee invites you to rethink how political action can fit into a busy lifestyle.  Join former Green Party MP Mike Morrice as he moderates a panel of socially and politically engaged young adults (18 to 40 years old).  Reject cynicism, embrace empowerment, and help create a more hopeful future:

	Date/Time: Wednesday, June 18th from 6:30pm to 8:00pm
	Register Online:  https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/we-organize-with-busy-lives-a-political-panel-for-young-adults-tickets-1311575199729

More details in poster below in Appendix G).


10) No Free Ride For Fossil Fuels Act - Speak up and support this provincial Green Party Act to ensure that Enbridge pays the same municipal rents and fees that other utilities pay and that they aren’t using public lands for free while other utilities pay.  Send a letter using this easy form:

	https://gpo.ca/action_campaign/make-enbridge-pay/

Action Required - Speak up, support this bill, make Enbridge pay their fair share, and help to reduce fossil fuels in our communities.


11) Demand Canada Take Bold Climate Leadership - Stand.earth has launched a new campaign to encourage Prime Minister Mark Carney to:

	- build a resilient, renewable-powered grid from coast to coast,
	- expand public transit and clean transportation,
	- end all fossil fuel subsidies,
	- hold Big Oil accountable with a strong emissions cap,
	- invest in millions of affordable green homes,
	- protect old-growth forests and endangered species,
	- center indigenous rights and leadership every step of the way.

Sign their petition and add your name at: https://act.stand.earth/page/83920/petition/1


12) Signed, Seared, and Delivered Postcard Campaign - It’s very timely as our communities are blanketed in wildfire smoke so thick that it is blocking out the sun that the brilliant folks at the Climate Emergency Unit have created a series of very creative and alarming postcards of favourite places on fire based on traditional tourist destination designs.  Check it out and send some elected officials postcards to demand a better future at:

	https://www.signedseareddelivered.com/

You can also see examples and learn more in Appendix G) below.

LeadNow has also launched an advertising fundraising campaign to target Big Oil - learn more at: https://leadnow.donorsupport.co/page/bigoil-fr-june


13) Greenbelt Scandal Goes Local - Save The Oak Ridges Moraine (STORM) is raising alarm about Strong Mayor Powers and new legislation changes being used to override Greenbelt protections to allow development and additional residential units on Greenbelt protected lands - in particular in places such as Stoufville where the Mayor and Council has repeatedly sought Greenbelt development.

Bill 17 will help to fast-track this sort of concerning development while eliminating public notice, consultation, and environmental review.

Learn more at: https://www.stormcoalition.com/post/the-greenbelt-scandal-was-never-over-it-just-went-local


14) Mount Nemo Quarry OLT Hearing - The Reform Gravel Coalition is asking for people to help fight and show support against the Mount Nemo mega-quarry expansion that threatens the Greenbelt and Niagara Escarpment by helping to pack the virtual hearing room in the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal Hearings.  Join anytime you can to show your presence and let them know citizens are watching:

	Dates: Air Quality 	- Thursday, June 5th anytime from 10am to 4:30pm
					- Friday, June 6th anytime from 10am to 4:30pm
					- Monday, June 8th anytime from 10am to 4:30pm
					- Tuesday, June 9th anytime from 10am to 4:30pm
	Blasting Dates 	- Wednesday, June 10th anytime from 10am to 4:30pm
					- Thursday, June 11th anytime from 10am to 4:30pm
	
	Website Address: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/692665589


15) Sebringville Development Concerns - It’s fantastic to see the ongoing media attention and incredible efforts of the citizens of the small hamlet of Sebringville just West of Stratford as they fight to prevent their community from being overwhelmed by totally inappropriate large-scale urban development far from needed infrastructure and urban services.  Read the latest at:

	StratfordToday.ca - Get Concerned Perth County Questions Township Over EA Process:
	https://www.stratfordtoday.ca/local-news/get-concerned-perth-county-questions-perth-south-over-ea-process-10730536

Join their upcoming Community BBQ on Wednesday, June 11th  from 5pm to 7pm at the Sebringville Community Centre and check out their excellent Facebook page at:

	https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560878871843

Informed communities are the foundation of democracy.  Keep speaking up!


16) One Million Neighbours Results - After more than a year of planning, research, discussions, and community meetings the One Million Neighbours Vision Document is now released!  Check it out and help to see how Waterloo Region can sustainably and successfully grow to over 1 million residents in the decades ahead:

	https://onemillionneighbours.ca/vision/

Next steps include building a dashboard to track measurable outcomes, meeting with governments/school boards/neighbourhood associations to help align budgets and priorities, as well as creating opportunities for non-profit organizations to collaborate.


17) Renewables Not Nuclear - The Ontario Clean Air Alliance has launched a great campaign to encourage Doug Ford to install low-cost wind and solar energy rather than build the world’s largest nuclear plant on the shores of Lake Ontario.  Their latest report finds that clean, renewable sources would provide the same amount of electricity while saving a staggering $6.2 to $19.3 billion dollars per year.

Ask Doug Ford and Energy Minister Stephen Lecce to get work on wind and solar rather than waste time and massive amounts of money on another expensive, risky, giant nuclear plant that will take decades to build and keep us tied to fossil gas plants in the meantime:

	https://www.cleanairalliance.org/no-nuclear-yes-solar-wind/

Action Required - Speak up now for the immediate, affordable clean energy we need now and avoid future nuclear fiascos.


18) REEP 25th Anniversary Event - Join the great folks at Residential Energy Efficiency Program (REEP) 25th Anniversary Celebration for an inspiring evening of connection, reflection, and vision.  Enjoy live music, great food and celebrate successes:

	Date/Time: Thursday, July 17th from 5pm to 7pm
	Location: Victoria Park Pavilion, Kitchener
	Purchase Tickets At: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/reep-green-solutions-25th-anniversary-celebration-tickets-1329969166579


19) Ken Seiling Museum Hosts Climate Quest For Kids - A new exhibition to engage youth in climate action will be at the Waterloo Region Ken Seiling Museum this summer.  There will be a special event day on July 5th from 10:30am to 4pm if your group would like to get involved.   Reach out to Hadeel Biram to learn more: hbiram at regionalofwaterloo.ca <mailto:hbiram at regionalofwaterloo.ca> or check out:

	https://climate.sciencenorth.ca/en/take-tour


20) Other Articles - Includes the need for better national building code energy requirements, what Canada  must do to become an energy superpower, Schwartzenegger tells environmentalists to stop whining and get to work, Niagara Falls prepares to take in thousands of fire evacuees, and building trust with First Nations:

	SaskToday.ca - Sustainable Buildings Canada Promotes National Energy Codes:
	https://www.sasktoday.ca/provincial-news/sustainable-buildings-canada-promotes-national-energy-codes-10701428

	The Toronto Star - Four Lessons Canada Must Learn To Become An Energy Superpower:
	https://www.thestar.com/business/opinion/four-lessons-canada-must-learn-to-become-an-energy-superpower/article_61f1b7f1-36ac-44a7-8179-a96f4ed067e3.html

	Canada’s National Observer - Schwarzenegger Urges Environmentalists Dismayed By Trump To Stop Whining And Get To Work:
	https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/03/news/schwarzenegger-urges-environmentalists-dismayed-trump-stop-whining-get-work

	CBC News - Fleeing Wildfires, Hundreds From Manitoba First Nations Settle Into Niagara Falls Hotels:
	https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/wildfire-evacuees-come-to-niagara-falls-1.7550324

	Global News - Federal Minister Says His Comments On Indigenous Consultation Eroded Trust:
	https://globalnews.ca/news/11212479/indigenous-consultation-major-projects-minister-apologizes/


21) Good News - Better Canadian Regulations Will Save Billions Of Dollars While Reducing Emissions - The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) shows how better Canadian Appliance efficiency will save Canadians billions of dollars while creating a cleaner, more efficient nation:

	TAF - Canada Sprints Past The US On Appliance Efficiency:
	https://taf.ca/canada-sprints-past-the-u-s-on-appliance-efficiency/


22) Reminder - Next Meeting - Join us this Friday (tonight!), June 6th at 5:30pm online at the Zoom link below to discuss the latest:

	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: 

Ongoing and continually announced - new rallies and protests for Bill 5 - https://environmentaldefence.ca/stop-bill-5/  

Friday, June 6th - 5:30pm - Next group update meeting on Zoom - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09

Saturday, June 7th - 1:00pm - Georgetown Bill 5 Protest - Halton Hills Climate Action -  https://app.gvote.ca/rsvp/eve_bf38783b0

Wednesday, June 11th - 5:00pm to 7:00pm - Get Concerned Perth County Sebringville Community BBQ - Sebringville Community Centre - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560878871843

Thursday, June 12th - Ontario Nature Bill 5 Explained - Talks & Insights - https://www.tickettailor.com/events/ontarionature/1704020	 <https://www.tickettailor.com/events/ontarionature/1704020>

Friday, June 13th - 2:30pm - Waterloo Region All-Council Meeting - Regional Council Chambers

Friday, June 13th - 1:00pm - WilmotCAN Strategic Planning Meeting - www.wilmotcan.com

Wednesday, June 18th - 6:30pm to 8:00pm - Basic Income Youth Empowerment Webinar - https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/we-organize-with-busy-lives-a-political-panel-for-young-adults-tickets-1311575199729?

Thursday, June 19th, 2025 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm - Ontario Greenbelt Alliance Webinar - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_Q30FiflQLmmoUQKe9h7bw#/registration

Thursday, July 17th from 5pm to 7pm, REEP 25th Anniversary - Victoria Park Pavilion, Kitchener -  https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/reep-green-solutions-25th-anniversary-celebration-tickets-1329969166579

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Appendix B) Bill 5 Insufficient Amendments and Concerns 

ED Letter:

	


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C) Orangeville Council Motion Against Bill 5 - Get your municipality to speak up too: 

Here is the resolution passed by Orangeville Council this week. Municipal resolutions as you know were key to stopping Bill 66. 

	
	

It was passed unanimously while Council also asked to have Strong Mayor Powers removed too.


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D) Bill 5 Draft Council Resolution Example - Get your municipality to speak up too: 

The Ontario Climate Emergency Coalition has modified the Orangeville motion into an even better motion opposing Bill 5.  That motion was then improved to include Bill 17 by Emerge in Guelph (see below).  Let's get the sample motion to more municipal champions so that we can build more momentum with municipalities opposing this bill: 
Motion: Responsible Growth and Opposition to Bill 5 and Bill 17

Whereas the Government of Ontario has introduced Bill 5: Protecting Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025, which proposes substantial changes to environmental planning policies, including replacing the Endangered Species Act with a new framework that reduces protections for at-risk species, and enabling the creation of Special Economic Zones that may override local planning authority and environmental oversight;

And whereas the City of Guelph supports increasing housing supply and economic growth, but believes this must be done in a way that upholds environmental responsibility and maintains the integrity of local planning processes;

And whereas Bill 5, as proposed, weakens safeguards for natural heritage systems, threatening biodiversity, and diminishing the authority of municipalities to manage growth in accordance with local needs and official plans;

And whereas the Canadian Environmental Law Association submits that all of the Bill 5 schedules, with minor exceptions, should be withdrawn and not further considered by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario until they are substantially modified to ensure robust protection for the environment, human health, and vulnerable members of the Ontario public, including Indigenous peoples, who may otherwise be harmed by the amendments contained in the various schedules.

And whereas the Canadian Civil Liberties finds that Schedule 9, in allowing the Minister of Economic Development to exempt “trusted proponents” from compliance with municipal and provincial law within the special economic zones, promotes abandonment of the rule of law subjecting Ontario’s lands and peoples to the possibility of arbitrary and non-transparent decision-making and effectively nullifying decades of legacy law-making in those zones.

And whereas Amnesty International Canada urges the Government of Ontario to 1) immediately halt or withdraw Bill 5; 2) Recommit to upholding the rights of Indigenous Peoples as affirmed in Canadian law through the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act; and 3) Engage in transparent inclusive consultations with Indigenous Nations and civil society before tabling new development legislation.

And whereas Bill 17 proposes amendments that would prohibit municipalities from enacting building requirements beyond the Ontario Building Code, thereby restricting local green building initiatives.

And where as it aims to override municipal policies designed to promote sustainable building practices.

Therefore, be it resolved that Council for the City of Guelph:
1.     Opposes all provisions in Bill 5 and Bill 17  that reduce environmental protections and Ontario’s proud legacy of protections of Endangered Species, that override the rule of law and that nullify municipal planning authority;

2.     Urges the Province of Ontario to support housing and infrastructure development in ways that align with sound environmental planning and wildlife protection and empower municipalities with appropriate planning tools;
3.     Directs that a copy of this resolution be sent to:
The Honorable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Energy and Mines;  
 The Honourable Rob Flack, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing; 
 The Honourable Todd J. McCarthy, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and    Parks; 
The Honorable Graham McGregor, Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism  
 The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario;   
 The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO);
 All Ontario municipalities.


Please share this with your elected officials and urge them to speak up too.


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E) Bill 17 ERO - Speak up by June 26th:

https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0462https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0462



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F) Signed, Seared, and Delivered Postcard Campaign - Climate Emergency Unit:

https://www.signedseareddelivered.com/






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G) Basic Income Waterloo Region - Youth Engagement Webinar - Wednesday, June 19th at 6:30pm:






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H) OGA Webinar - June 19th at 4:00pm

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_Q30FiflQLmmoUQKe9h7bw#/registrationhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_Q30FiflQLmmoUQKe9h7bw#/registration


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I) Renewables Not Nuclear - Ontario Clean Air Alliance:

	https://www.cleanairalliance.org/no-nuclear-yes-solar-wind/






 <https://ocaa.cmail19.com/t/y-l-qluiukl-ijfukiijr-y/>


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J) REEP 25th Anniversary Event - July 17th at 5pm:

Buy Your Tickets Here!
 <https://reepgreen.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee2f8edcf629cf4e7ef3c6bcf&id=d72c2caff2&e=145f6501de>

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K) Recent Media - The Hamilton Spectator - Mark Winfield:

Is Ford mir­ror­ing Trump to `pro­tect' Ontario?


MARK WINFIELD MARK WINFIELD IS A PROFESSOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND URBAN CHANGE AT YORK UNIVERSITY. HE IS THE AUTHOR OF “BLUE­GREEN PROVINCE: THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ONTARIO.”
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Ontario's Bill 5 — the Pro­tect Ontario by Unleash­ing our Eco­nomy Act — has drawn grow­ing cri­ti­cism that rather than pro­tect­ing Ontario from Don­ald Trump, it imit­ates the U.S. pres­id­ent's increas­ingly author­it­arian style of gov­ernance.

There have been strong sug­ges­tions the Trump admin­is­tra­tion's approach to gov­ernance has been heav­ily influ­enced by the mod­els of the likes of Hun­gary's Viktor Orban, and Tur­key's Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Both regimes have been labelled as reflect­ing a model of “author­it­arian pop­u­lism.”

In Ontario, Premier Doug Ford's gov­ern­ment was ini­tially labelled as a form of “mar­ket pop­u­lism,” emphas­iz­ing the interests of “the people” vs. elites, the need to cut “red tape” and “get it done.” Con­cerns that the Ford gov­ern­ment's style seemed to reflect an under­stand­ing of its man­date as an “elect­oral dic­tat­or­ship” emerged early. At one point, Ford asser­ted he had “final sign­off on everything in this province.”

In office, the Ford gov­ern­ment was noted for its dis­reg­ard for lim­its on exec­ut­ive author­ity; the sys­temic elim­in­a­tion of require­ments for pub­lic con­sulta­tion, trans­par­ency, account­ab­il­ity in decision­mak­ing in the name of elim­in­at­ing red tape; decision­mak­ing mod­els that seem more based on access and con­nec­tions than evid­ence of demo­cratic pro­cesses; the increas­ingly assert­ive use of state power to favour private interests, par­tic­u­larly in areas like urban devel­op­ment, energy and resource extrac­tion; and the pur­suit of costly and ques­tion­able infra­struc­ture projects with little or no mean­ing­ful pub­lic review.

These beha­viours have accel­er­ated dra­mat­ic­ally fol­low­ing Feb­ru­ary's pro­vin­cial elec­tion, which saw the Ford gov­ern­ment re­elec­ted under a ban­ner of “Pro­tect Ontario.”

Con­sist­ent with its pre­vi­ous style, the gov­ern­ment has taken an assert­ive inter­pret­a­tion of its elect­oral man­date, although, as in 2022, its legis­lat­ive major­ity actu­ally flows from the votes of less than 20 per cent of eli­gible voters in the province (43 per cent of pop­u­lar vote with 45.4 per cent voter turnout).

Con­sist­ent with a dis­reg­ard for bound­ar­ies on exec­ut­ive author­ity, the legit­im­acy of judi­cial reviews of gov­ern­ment decisions has been chal­lenged in a man­ner seen as remin­is­cent of Trump's responses to sim­ilar reviews. The gov­ern­ment's response to the grant­ing of an injunc­tion against the gov­ern­ment's attempt to remove bike lanes in Toronto has been a not­able example.

But per­haps the best illus­tra­tion of the province's post­elec­tion assert­ive­ness is Bill 5. The most not­able fea­ture of the bill is pro­vi­sions that would allow for the cre­ation of “spe­cial eco­nomic zones” any­where in the province. Within these zones, eco­nomic activ­it­ies could be excluded, by the pro­vin­cial cab­inet, from any applic­able pro­vin­cial or muni­cipal legis­la­tion, reg­u­la­tions, bylaws or rules such as envir­on­mental, pub­lic health, safety, labour, human rights, plan­ning and build­ing stand­ards. “Trus­ted” pro­ponents could be provided with sim­ilar exemp­tions.

The bill would also effect­ively repeal the province's Endangered Spe­cies Act. The already fra­gile reg­u­lat­ory regime for min­ing would be fur­ther weakened as well.

Although notion­ally aimed at the “Ring of Fire” min­eral deposit in North­ern Ontario, spe­cial eco­nomic zones could be des­ig­nated any­where in the province, includ­ing densely pop­u­lated urban areas. The premier him­self has mused pub­licly about des­ig­nat­ing his pro­posal to bury the 401 High­way under such a zone.

It has been noted these kinds of zones are a com­mon fea­ture of author­it­arian regimes, like China's, or jur­is­dic­tions in deep eco­nomic dis­tress.

The legis­la­tion has promp­ted voci­fer­ous reac­tions from the province's Indi­gen­ous lead­ers. For oth­ers, the response has been one of near des­pair, ask­ing “is this what the Ontario gov­ern­ment has come to?” in mir­ror­ing Trump's author­it­arian gov­ernance style in the name of res­ist­ing the U.S. pres­id­ent.

As an eco­nomic strategy, the bill's impli­cit mes­sage is that there is no limit to how low the province might go in terms of health, safety and envir­on­mental stand­ards to attract invest­ment. As such it can be seen as the product of a gov­ern­ment that seems to have no real idea of how to deal with the chal­lenges posed by Trump and a rap­idly chan­ging world.

The fate of Bill 5 is an unknown at this point. The same can be said of the ques­tion of whether it sig­nals a full move in the dir­ec­tion of an “author­it­arian pop­u­list” mode of gov­ernance. The fact that the ques­tion is on the table at all in a province in which polit­ical cul­ture had been defined by mod­er­a­tion and civil­ity is a sur­pris­ing enough.

Bill 5's impli­cit mes­sage is that there is no limit to how low the province might go in terms of health, safety and envir­on­mental stand­ards to attract invest­ment


National Observer/Toronto Star Article: Ford Government Moves To Override Cities On Green Building Standards:


	



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L) Bill 17 Sign On Letter - Understand What Needs To Be Repealed:




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M) 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

All Wilmot Councillors can be reached at a single simple address:  council at wilmot.ca <mailto:council at wilmot.ca>  
Letters should also be sent to: clerks at wilmot.ca <mailto:clerks at wilmot.ca> to be included as part of the public record.


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>

All Regional Councillors and Mayors can be reached at a single simple address:  regionalcouncillors at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:regionalcouncillors at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Letters should also be sent to: regionalclerk at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:regionalclerk at regionofwaterloo.ca> to be included as part of the public record.


County of Brant Contact list:

Mayor David Bailey  david.bailey at brant.ca <mailto:david.bailey at brant.ca>   226-387-2490
Councillor Ward 1 Jennifer Kyle jennifer.kyle at brant.ca <mailto:jennifer.kyle at brant.ca> 519-242-0898
Councillor Ward 1 John MacAlpine john.macalpine at brant.ca <mailto:john.macalpine at brant.ca> 519-757-9359
Councillor Ward 2 Steve Howes steve.howes at brant.ca <mailto:steve.howes at brant.ca> 519-442-4955
Councillor Ward 2 Lukas Oakley lukas.oakley at brant.ca <mailto:lukas.oakley at brant.ca>  226-216-3037
Councillor Ward 3 John Bell john.bell at brant.ca <mailto:john.bell at brant.ca> 519-209-2277
Councillor Ward 3 John Peirce john.peirce at brant.ca <mailto:john.peirce at brant.ca> 519-442-7134
Councillor Ward 4 Robert Chambers robert.chambers at brant.ca <mailto:robert.chambers at brant.ca> 519-449-2633
Councillor Ward 4 David Miller jedamiller at sympatico.ca <mailto:jedamiller at sympatico.ca> 519-449-1240
Councillor Ward 5 Brian Coleman brianatbridgeview at gmail.com <mailto:brianatbridgeview at gmail.com> 519-753-2798
Councillor Ward 5 Christine Garneau christinegarneau at brant.ca <mailto:christinegarneau at brant.ca> 226-802-1217


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
	Or cal or text Doug Ford’s Personal Cell Phone - 647-612-3673
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 Municipal Affairs and Housing- 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 Natural Resources and Forestry, 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
Joseph Racinsky- MPP Wellington-Halton Hills - joseph.racinsky 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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