<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">----------------------------------------</div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class="">Dates to Remember:</font></b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Wednesday, November 16th - Pop Up Protests 9am at Ted Arnott's Office in Fergus, 9am at Mike Harris Jr’s Office in Elmira, 1pm at Will Bouma’s Office in Brantford</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Friday, November 18th - 5:30pm - Next group Zoom Update/Planning Meeting - <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09" class="">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Sunday, December 4th - Deadline for submissions to the Environmental Registry of Ontario - <a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-6216" class="">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-6216</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">--------------------------------------</div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class="">Speak Up and Ensure Your Voice is Heard:</font></b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Premier Doug Ford - <a href="mailto:doug.fordco@pc.ola.org" class="">doug.fordco@pc.ola.org</a> or 416-325-1941</div><div class="">Steve Clark - Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing - <a href="mailto:steve.clark@pc.ola.org" class="">steve.clark@pc.ola.org</a> or 416-585-7214</div><div class="">David Piccini - Minster of Environment, Conservation and Parks - <a href="mailto:david.paccini@pc.ola.org" class="">david.paccini@pc.ola.org</a> or 905-372-4000</div><div class="">Todd Smith - Minister of Energy - <a href="mailto:todd.smith@pc.ola.org" class="">todd.smith@pc.ola.org</a> or 613-962-1144</div><div class="">Michael Parsa - Associate Minister of Housing - <a href="mailto:michael.parsaco@pc.ola.org" class="">michael.parsaco@pc.ola.org</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">------------------------------------------</div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class="">Resources:</font></b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; color: rgb(80, 0, 80); line-height: 15.6933px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">- <a href="https://www.amo.on.ca/advocacy/health-human-services/unpacking-bill-23-more-homes-built-faster-act-2022" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">Association of Municipalities of Ontario – Unpacking Bill 23</a> - </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; color: rgb(80, 0, 80); line-height: 15.6933px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.amo.on.ca/advocacy/health-human-services/unpacking-bill-23-more-homes-built-faster-act-2022" class="">https://www.amo.on.ca/advocacy/health-human-services/unpacking-bill-23-more-homes-built-faster-act-2022</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 15.6933px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font color="#000000" class="">- Implications for planning at the municipal level: “</font><a href="https://www.osler.com/en/resources/regulations/2022/forget-everything-you-thought-you-knew-about-planning-approvals-in-ontario%E2%80%A6" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">Forget everything you thought you knew about planning approvals in Ontario…”</a></p><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.osler.com/en/resources/regulations/2022/forget-everything-you-thought-you-knew-about-planning-approvals-in-ontario" class="">https://www.osler.com/en/resources/regulations/2022/forget-everything-you-thought-you-knew-about-planning-approvals-in-ontario</a>…</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 15.6933px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);" class="">- <a href="https://environmentaldefence.ca/2022/10/31/ontarios-housing-bill-is-actually-a-trojan-horse-for-environmentally-catastrophic-rural-sprawl/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">Environmental Defence provides a detailed analysis here</a> </span><font color="#000000" class="">of how "Ontario’s Housing Bill is Actually a Trojan Horse for Environmentally Catastrophic Rural Sprawl” </font></p><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://environmentaldefence.ca/2022/10/31/ontarios-housing-bill-is-actually-a-trojan-horse-for-environmentally-catastrophic-rural-sprawl/" class="">https://environmentaldefence.ca/2022/10/31/ontarios-housing-bill-is-actually-a-trojan-horse-for-environmentally-catastrophic-rural-sprawl/</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 15.6933px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font color="#000000" class="">- The Ontario Headwaters Institute calls out the</font><span style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);" class=""> <a href="https://act.newmode.net/action/ontario-headwaters-institute/ontario-must-withdraw-bill-23-and-shift-sustainable-planning" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">need for Ontario to withdraw Bill 23 and shift to sustainable planning</a></span></p><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://act.newmode.net/action/ontario-headwaters-institute/ontario-must-withdraw-bill-23-and-shift-sustainable-planning" class="">https://act.newmode.net/action/ontario-headwaters-institute/ontario-must-withdraw-bill-23-and-shift-sustainable-planning</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 15.6933px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);" class="">- <a href="https://acorncanada.org/take_action/doug-fords-bill-23-destroys-existing-affordable-housing-builds-more-luxury-condos-scrap-it-now/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">Bill 23 destroys existing affordable housing and builds more luxury condos. Scrap it now!</a> </span><font color="#000000" class="">By ACORN Canada</font></p><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://acorncanada.org/take_action/doug-fords-bill-23-destroys-existing-affordable-housing-builds-more-luxury-condos-scrap-it-now/" class="">https://acorncanada.org/take_action/doug-fords-bill-23-destroys-existing-affordable-housing-builds-more-luxury-condos-scrap-it-now/</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 15.6933px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font color="#000000" class="">- Ottawa Citizen </font><span style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);" class="">"<a href="https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ottawa-has-been-working-on-bylaws-to-address-renovictions-and-require-developers-to-provide-affordable-housing-now-the-ontario-government-is-stepping-in" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">With new 'More Homes' legislation, the province could knock down municipal efforts to create and protect affordable housing</a>"</span></p><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ottawa-has-been-working-on-bylaws-to-address-renovictions-and-require-developers-to-provide-affordable-housing-now-the-ontario-government-is-stepping-in" class="">https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ottawa-has-been-working-on-bylaws-to-address-renovictions-and-require-developers-to-provide-affordable-housing-now-the-ontario-government-is-stepping-in</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 15.6933px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font color="#000000" class=""> - The Record (Editorial View) </font><span style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);" class="">"<a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/editorials/2022/11/01/ontarios-housing-plan-needs-work.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">Ontario's housing plan needs work</a>"</span></p><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/editorials/2022/11/01/ontarios-housing-plan-needs-work.html" class="">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/editorials/2022/11/01/ontarios-housing-plan-needs-work.html</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 15.6933px;"><font color="#000000" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">- The Record (Opinion) "</font><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editors/2022/11/01/bill-23-is-the-wrong-way-to-get-more-homes-built.html?rf" target="_blank" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">Bill 23 is the wrong way to get more homes built</a><font color="#500050" face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="4" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(80, 0, 80);" class="">”</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 15.6933px;"><font style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="4" class=""><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editors/2022/11/01/bill-23-is-the-wrong-way-to-get-more-homes-built.html" class="">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editors/2022/11/01/bill-23-is-the-wrong-way-to-get-more-homes-built.html</a></font></p><div class=""><font style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">- Website Resources:</font></div><div class=""><font style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- 50x30WR Website Listing Resources - </font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="https://www.50by30wr.ca/events" class="">https://www.50by30wr.ca/events</a></font></div><div class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 15.6933px;"><font color="#000000" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Olde Berlin Town Website Listing Resources - </font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="4" class=""><a href="https://oldeberlintown.ca/information-about-proposed-bill-23/" class="">https://oldeberlintown.ca/information-about-proposed-bill-23/</a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 15.6933px;"><font color="#000000" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Yours to Protect Resources - </font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="4" class=""><a href="https://yourstoprotect.ca/hands-off-the-greenbelt-digital-materials/" class="">https://yourstoprotect.ca/hands-off-the-greenbelt-digital-materials/</a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 15.6933px;">-------------------------------------</p></div><div class=""><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; 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