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<div><span style="color:rgb(38, 40, 42);">Good Day, </span><br clear="none"></div></div><div id="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyahoo_quoted_9997577672" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyahoo_quoted"><div><div><div id="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(38, 40, 42);font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(38, 40, 42);font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">By the time you read this - you will have heard: Bill 23 was passed yesterday around noon: <span><a shape="rect" href="https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/11/28/ontario-passes-housing-bill-amid-criticism-from-cities-conservation-authorities.html" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ontario passes housing bill amid criticism from cities, conservation authorities | The Star</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(38, 40, 42);font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(38, 40, 42);font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">But don't despair - as we need to support each other as the Bill 23 regulations are still being developed, since the Greenbelt regulatory change consultation closes on December 4th and another nasty Bill is making its way through the legislature, Bill 39. </div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(38, 40, 42);font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(38, 40, 42);font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">And the media keeps printing more articles and editorials that seek answers to the travesty we're currently dealing with:</div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(38, 40, 42);font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(38, 40, 42);font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><a shape="rect" href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2022/11/28/ford-government-defends-ontario-greenbelt-land-swap-that-benefits-pc-donors.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2022/11/28/ford-government-defends-ontario-greenbelt-land-swap-that-benefits-pc-donors.html</a><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(38, 40, 42);font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(38, 40, 42);font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">And the Globe and Mail also delved into developers' land grab: </div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(38, 40, 42);font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <span><a shape="rect" href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-sales-of-greenbelt-land-raise-questions-for-ford/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Developers who bought Ontario Greenbelt land linked to Ford government - The Globe and Mail</a></span><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(38, 40, 42);">A particular reveal in this article is developer Sylvio DeGasperis' taking a $100M loan from CIBC at 21% interest rate. No one would take a loan at such a dismal rate without being fairly confident that the speculative purchase on the Greenbelt wouldn't pan out in short order. </span><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><span><a shape="rect" href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-sales-of-greenbelt-land-raise-questions-for-ford/" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Developers who bought Ontario Greenbelt land linked to Ford government - The Globe and Mail</a></span><div><br clear="none"></div></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:rgb(253, 248, 105);">And the amount of organizing and increasing collaborations is outstanding! Whereas last week, we were seeing a few dozen protesters at rallies, we're seeing hundreds in the last few days in Oakville, Hamilton and even North Simcoe! Over 30 rallies are planned for this coming weekend. </span></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(38, 40, 42);font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div>Thanks to everyone who joined the update call on Friday. It was great to see so many people across the Grand River Watershed working to stop these provincial actions.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>To recap what we covered:</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div> 1) Municipalities across Ontario are standing up to Bill 23 - not only asking for more time but coming out against the bill while also releasing some staggering cost estimates of how negatively it could impact their respective budgets. I have yet to see any municipality come out in favour of Bill 23. It will be interesting to see if Doug Ford chooses his developer buddies over every elected municipal official in the province.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>2) Bill 23 Committee Adjustments - it seems that there were astoundingly few updates or adjustments made to Bill 23 in Committee and the Conservatives adjourned the meetings 3 hours ahead of schedule to start their weekend early. One somewhat positive news was the admission that Green Development Standards may be less impacted than originally thought though the Conservatives have made it clear they plan to bring in their own Green Standards which given their environmental track record to date is very troubling news.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Unfortunately, there was no progress on housing affordability or so many other troubling aspects of this bill.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>3) Lawn Signs - Mike reporting fantastic progress on lawn signs with hundreds distributed already, hundreds more being sought and thousands being produced. We have now distributed over 1300 lawn signs with another 1000 to be distributed by December 4th. Sign captains have been created for every area as follows:</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-tab-span"> </span>Guelph Downtown - Anne Moore</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-tab-span"> </span>Guelph South - Al Dejong</div><div dir="ltr"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-tab-span"> Centre Wellington</span> - Peter Varty</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-tab-span"> </span>Brantford - Joan Faux</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-tab-span"> </span>Cambridge - Jenna from RARE</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-tab-span"> </span>Kitchener - Cathy Scott</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-tab-span"> </span>Waterloo - David Lubell</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-tab-span"> </span>Elmira - Sandra Bray</div><div dir="ltr"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-tab-span"> </span>Wilmot - Dorothy Wilson</div><div dir="ltr"> Wellesley - Linda Lackey<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div>Please reach out if you would like a sign or can help with distribution, etc.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>4) December 3rd and 4th Weekend of Action - There are many dozens of protests, rally’s, literature drops, petition signings and other events being planned for this coming weekend around Ontario.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Locally we are planning the following events:</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-tab-span"> </span>- Elora- Ted Arnott’s Riding - Sunday, Dec. 4th at 1pm</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-tab-span"> </span>- Brantford - Will Booma’s Riding - Saturday, December 3rd at 2pm</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-tab-span"> </span>- Cambridge - Brian Riddell’s Riding -Saturday, Dec 3rd at noon</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-tab-span"> </span>- Kitchener - Jess Dixon’s Riding - Sunday, December 4th at 1pm</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-tab-span"> </span>- Elmira - Mike Harris Jr’s Riding - Sat, Dec 3rd from 10am to 12:30 (canvas)</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> - Guelph - Rally close to downtown - Sunday, December 4th at 11am. <br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>We hope that you can have fun making some creative signs and then join us for as many of these events as possible. It is incredible to see the momentum and activity building across Ontario. <span style="background-color:rgb(253, 248, 105);">Attached, please find posters created by the very talented Joan Faux for each of the rallies! Please share and distribute through your networks. </span></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>5) Radio Ads - good progress continue to happen with our radio ad production as copy is being finalized, radio airtime purchases completed and recording hopefully starting early this coming week with ads airing before the weekend. Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far and please direct others to the fundraising site where all our donations are being doubled by the Small Change Fund:</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-tab-span"> </span><a shape="rect" href="https://smallchangefund.ca/project/protect-the-greenbelt-and-visionary-regional-planning-in-the-grand-river-watershed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smallchangefund.ca/project/protect-the-greenbelt-and-visionary-regional-planning-in-the-grand-river-watershed/</a></div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-tab-span"> </span></div><div>6) Media coverage - it’s great to see so much coverage continuing in all the newspapers. Please keep writing Letters to the Editor and Op-Ed pieces as they can really help to inform the public.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>It has been nice to see Margaret Atwood start speaking out against Bill 23 and Doug Ford - below are links to her first two articles in what she is promising is going to be an ongoing series:</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Margaret Atwood - <a shape="rect" href="https://open.substack.com/pub/margaretatwood/p/premier-ford-this-is-for-your-own?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.substack.com/pub/margaretatwood/p/premier-ford-this-is-for-your-own?</a></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">- <a shape="rect" href="https://open.substack.com/pub/margaretatwood/p/the-peasants-are-revolting?" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.substack.com/pub/margaretatwood/p/the-peasants-are-revolting?</a> A good read and rather cathartic if I may say so! <div id="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770yqtfd69568" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770yqt1303954863"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Thanks for all the great efforts so far. Please share any questions or ideas.</div></div><div id="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770yqtfd24641" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770yqt1303954863"><div><br clear="none"><div dir="ltr"><div><span class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-style-span">Cheers,</span></div><div><span class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-style-span"><br clear="none"></span></div><div>Mike Marcolongo and Kevin Thomason on behalf of all our community groups speaking up.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>——————————————-</div><div><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770yqtfd30060" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770yqt1303954863"><div id="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="color:rgb(38, 40, 42);font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Friday, December 2nd - 5:30pm - Next group Zoom Update/Planning Meeting - <a shape="rect" href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09</a></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br clear="none" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Sunday, December 4th - Deadline for submissions to the Environmental Registry of Ontario - <a shape="rect" href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-6216" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-6216</a></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br clear="none"></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">--------------------------------------</div></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br clear="none" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font size="4" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Speak Up and Ensure Your Voice is Heard:</font></b></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br clear="none" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Premier Doug Ford - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:doug.fordco@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">doug.fordco@pc.ola.org</a> or 416-325-1941</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Steve Clark - Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:steve.clark@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">steve.clark@pc.ola.org</a> or 416-585-7214</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">David Piccini - Minster of Environment, Conservation and Parks - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:david.paccini@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">david.piccini@pc.ola.org</a> or 905-372-4000</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Todd Smith - Minister of Energy - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:todd.smith@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">todd.smith@pc.ola.org</a> or 613-962-1144</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Michael Parsa - Associate Minister of Housing - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:michael.parsaco@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">michael.parsaco@pc.ola.org</a></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br clear="none" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Local Conservative MPPs:</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Mike Harris Jr - MPP Kitchener-Conestoga - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:mike.harris@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mike.harris@pc.ola.org</a> or 519-669-2090</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Brian Riddell - MPP Cambridge - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:brian.riddell@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">brian.riddell@pc.ola.org</a> or 519-650-2770</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Jess Dixon - MPP Kitchener South - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:jess.dixon@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jess.dixon@pc.ola.org</a> or 519-650-9413</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br clear="none" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Local NDP MPPs:</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Catherine Fife - MPP Waterloo - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:cfife-qp@ndp.on.ca" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cfife-qp@ndp.on.ca</a> or 519-725-3477</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Laura Mae Lindo - MPP Kitchener Centre - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:llindo-qp@ndp.on.ca" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">llindo-qp@ndp.on.ca</a> or 519-579-5460</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br clear="none" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Or use the Hold The Line Waterloo Region engagement engine to automatically address and send an e-mail you help to draft: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.holdthelinewr.org/" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.holdthelinewr.org</a></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br clear="none"></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div>------------------------</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Kevin Thomason</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Phone: (519) 888-0519</div><div>Mobile Phone: (519) 240-1648</div><div>E-mail: kevinthomason@mac.com</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>-------------------------</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770yqtfd63978" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770yqt1303954863">
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