<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><div>Good Day,</div><div><div><div><br></div><div>A reminder of our update meeting for this month on Friday, August 18th at 5:30pm on Zoom where we will have lots to discuss with all the recent news about the Greenbelt Scandal and planning for the upcoming rally to welcome Doug Ford to Waterloo Region for his FordFest event at Bingeman’s on September 8th: </div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09</a> </div><div><br></div><div>Hopefully you will be able to join us.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">1) Overwhelming Provincial and National Media Coverage - </b>In the week since the Auditor General released her bombshell report on the Greenbelt Scandal and the astounding actions of the provincial government the incredible amount of news coverage has continued. Here’s a link to the Auditor General Report (also in PDF form below) that is well worth reading if you haven’t yet had a chance:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.auditor.on.ca/en/content/specialreports/specialreports/Greenbelt_en.pdf">https://www.auditor.on.ca/en/content/specialreports/specialreports/Greenbelt_en.pdf</a> </div><div><br></div><div>And here’s just some of the recent newspaper and print articles:</div></div></div><div><br></div><div>To start with here’s a fantastic article that ran nationally in the Globe and Mail that speaks to the seriousness of this scandal...</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Globe and Mail - Doug Ford is Trying To Gaslight Voters About What He Did In The Greenbelt:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-doug-ford-is-trying-to-gaslight-voters-about-what-he-did-in-the/">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-doug-ford-is-trying-to-gaslight-voters-about-what-he-did-in-the/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CBC - Hamilton Mayor Calls On Ford To Abandon Greenbelt Development Plans:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/horwath-reaction-ford-greenbelt-1.6931635">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/horwath-reaction-ford-greenbelt-1.6931635</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - 10 Key Take Aways From The Auditor Generals Greenbelt Report:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/10-key-take-aways-from-the-auditor-general-s-greenbelt-report/article_e2bde863-9713-5163-a621-0a995be35ffc.html">https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/10-key-take-aways-from-the-auditor-general-s-greenbelt-report/article_e2bde863-9713-5163-a621-0a995be35ffc.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CBC - Can Anyone Stop Ontario’s Greenbelt Land Swap From Going Ahead?:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/greenbelt-stop-ford-ontario-1.6933082">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/greenbelt-stop-ford-ontario-1.6933082</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - Internet Baffled by Doug Ford’s Jiffy Lube Comments During Greenbelt Press Conference:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/internet-baffled-by-doug-fords-jiffy-lube-comments-during-greenbelt-press-conference/article_b73a703d-b978-5893-a8bf-550dd557ee74.html">https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/internet-baffled-by-doug-fords-jiffy-lube-comments-during-greenbelt-press-conference/article_b73a703d-b978-5893-a8bf-550dd557ee74.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>National Observer - "Incredibly Damning”: Reaction to Ontario Auditor General’s Greenbelt Report:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/08/10/news/incredibly-damning-reaction-ontario-auditor-generals-greenbelt-report">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/08/10/news/incredibly-damning-reaction-ontario-auditor-generals-greenbelt-report</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - Does Ontario Need To Build On The Greenbelt To Ease The Housing Crisis? Not So Fast Say Some Experts:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/does-ontario-need-to-build-on-the-greenbelt-to-ease-the-housing-crisis-not-so/article_3cce251a-2481-500e-be91-0c6d62f125a9.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/does-ontario-need-to-build-on-the-greenbelt-to-ease-the-housing-crisis-not-so/article_3cce251a-2481-500e-be91-0c6d62f125a9.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - Damage Control Always Returns to Haunt:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/doug-ford-s-greenbelt-damage-control-is-the-sort-of-nonsense-that-comes-back-to/article_34acea59-3549-5aec-87f5-34fc4c7e6ef0.html">https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/doug-ford-s-greenbelt-damage-control-is-the-sort-of-nonsense-that-comes-back-to/article_34acea59-3549-5aec-87f5-34fc4c7e6ef0.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CBC - How Developers Influenced the Ford Government to Open Up Greenbelt Land for Housing:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/auditor-general-greenbelt-lobbying-1.6934275">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/auditor-general-greenbelt-lobbying-1.6934275</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - Liberal Hopefuls Smell Blood In The Water:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/bonnie-crombie-says-doug-ford-cannot-be-trusted-as-liberal-leadership-hopefuls-pile-on-over/article_55e9be37-e5fa-5ab3-b9db-1808b4e5f609.html">https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/bonnie-crombie-says-doug-ford-cannot-be-trusted-as-liberal-leadership-hopefuls-pile-on-over/article_55e9be37-e5fa-5ab3-b9db-1808b4e5f609.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - Doug Ford is Still Pushing His Flawed Housing Plan Despite the Scathing Auditor General Report - Here’s A Better Idea:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/business/doug-ford-is-still-pushing-his-flawed-housing-plan-despite-the-scathing-auditor-general-report/article_a4d240c8-75ac-53bf-8bca-11b538704405.html">https://www.thestar.com/business/doug-ford-is-still-pushing-his-flawed-housing-plan-despite-the-scathing-auditor-general-report/article_a4d240c8-75ac-53bf-8bca-11b538704405.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - Greenbelt Controversy Overtakes Doug Ford’s Finance Minister’s Economy Announcement:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/greenbelt-controversy-overtakes-doug-ford-s-finance-minister-s-economy-announcement/article_861c90ea-f8e5-5d5c-aca8-77e581c9b40a.html">https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/greenbelt-controversy-overtakes-doug-ford-s-finance-minister-s-economy-announcement/article_861c90ea-f8e5-5d5c-aca8-77e581c9b40a.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Doug Ford Won’t Fire The Man Blamed In The Greenbelt Scandal. But Who’s He Really Protecting?</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/politics/political-opinion/doug-ford-won-t-fire-the-man-blamed-in-the-greenbelt-scandal-but-who-s/article_9627961c-3d55-5b0c-b05a-152cec136441.html">https://www.therecord.com/politics/political-opinion/doug-ford-won-t-fire-the-man-blamed-in-the-greenbelt-scandal-but-who-s/article_9627961c-3d55-5b0c-b05a-152cec136441.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Durham Post - Return Duffins Rouge Lands to The Greenbelt:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://durhampost.ca/demand-to-return-duffins-rouge-lands-to-greenbelt">https://durhampost.ca/demand-to-return-duffins-rouge-lands-to-greenbelt</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - How Doug Ford Can Accelerate Housing Supply Without Eroding Public Trust:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/how-doug-ford-can-accelerate-housing-supply-without-eroding-public-trust/article_e3ccc712-7c50-5cd9-b07a-cab58cc804b3.html">https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/how-doug-ford-can-accelerate-housing-supply-without-eroding-public-trust/article_e3ccc712-7c50-5cd9-b07a-cab58cc804b3.html</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Does Ministerial Responsibility Mean Anything To The Ford Government - A Single Person Given Sole Responsibility Over Crucial File:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/contributors/does-ministerial-responsibility-mean-anything-to-the-ford-government/article_b1aa4870-ae28-51f9-8722-f1fb4d70d94e.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/contributors/does-ministerial-responsibility-mean-anything-to-the-ford-government/article_b1aa4870-ae28-51f9-8722-f1fb4d70d94e.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>2) Outstanding Articles -</b></span> If you are only going to read a few articles or are looking for something to share with others that help to demonstrate the gravity of this situation and the provincial government’s approach to governing these articles and editorials are superb:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Hamilton Spectator - Greenbelt Debacle: The High Cost of Political Indifference - Ethics, Good Judgement, and Integrity Tossed Out the Window:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/greenbelt-debacle-the-high-cost-of-political-indifference/article_56169b44-48ee-5b81-b6a7-08a378d02657.html">https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/greenbelt-debacle-the-high-cost-of-political-indifference/article_56169b44-48ee-5b81-b6a7-08a378d02657.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Globe and Mail Editorial Board - A Damning Report Exposes Ford Government Favouritism:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-a-damning-greenbelt-report-exposes-ford-government-favouritism/">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-a-damning-greenbelt-report-exposes-ford-government-favouritism/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - Doug Ford Going On The Offensive Amid Greenbelt Firestorm:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/doug-ford-going-on-the-offensive-amid-greenbelt-land-swap-firestorm/article_fa5ee835-8ca6-5891-870b-1f41f95587bf.html">https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/doug-ford-going-on-the-offensive-amid-greenbelt-land-swap-firestorm/article_fa5ee835-8ca6-5891-870b-1f41f95587bf.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>TVO - There’s A Way Out Of Ford’s Greenbelt Fiasco - If He Would Only Take It:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.tvo.org/article/theres-a-way-out-of-fords-greenbelt-fiasco-if-he-would-only-take-it">https://www.tvo.org/article/theres-a-way-out-of-fords-greenbelt-fiasco-if-he-would-only-take-it</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Narwhal - We Were Right About The Greenbelt Changes - Now What?</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-ontario-greenbelt-audit/">https://thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-ontario-greenbelt-audit/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star Editorial Board - The Progressive Conservatives Are Playing Ontarians For Fools On Greenbelt Development - Judicial Inquiry Needed:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/the-progressive-conservatives-are-playing-ontarians-for-fools-on-greenbelt-development/article_d2b0d7f5-0bfe-59fb-9b86-e14f6998b32f.html">https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/the-progressive-conservatives-are-playing-ontarians-for-fools-on-greenbelt-development/article_d2b0d7f5-0bfe-59fb-9b86-e14f6998b32f.html</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - <a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/editorials/the-progressive-conservatives-are-playing-ontarians-for-fools-on-greenbelt-development/article_ae52a834-ac2c-529e-8ebf-fd45300a4e23.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/editorials/the-progressive-conservatives-are-playing-ontarians-for-fools-on-greenbelt-development/article_ae52a834-ac2c-529e-8ebf-fd45300a4e23.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Ford Must Be Punished In Kitchener’s Upcoming By-Election:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/ford-must-be-punished-in-kitchener-s-upcoming-byelection/article_aa1fff80-0877-5885-9ca6-fc2e1b5144b9.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/ford-must-be-punished-in-kitchener-s-upcoming-byelection/article_aa1fff80-0877-5885-9ca6-fc2e1b5144b9.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">3) Latest Breaking News - </b>Extensive media coverage continues with breaking stories and editorials today. The Editorials running today in the Toronto Star, KW Record, Hamilton Spectator, etc. calls things out very clearly and sets a clear path for the future:</div><div><br></div><div><div><i>“The government’s response smacks of a cover-up. There has been no effort to right a wrong. That Amato and Clark still have jobs in incredulous. That the Progressive Conservative government is pushing ahead with this flawed Greenbelt development defies belief.</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>The entire affairs requires an immediate investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police. The Premier will not call a judicial inquiry and the opposition parties don’t have that power, so that only leaves the OPP to find out if this troubled scheme broke any laws. </i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>Hubris leads to downfall. The truth has a way of coming out. There are ongoing investigations into the Greenbelt scandal and a press gallery digging up facts. </i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>Ford’s response to this controversy demeans his government."</i></div></div><div><i><br></i></div><div>Read the full editorial at:</div><div><br></div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Toronto Star Editorial Board - Doug Ford Can’t Bluster His Way Out Of The Greenbelt Controversy:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/doug-ford-can-t-bluster-his-way-out-of-the-greenbelt-controversy/article_5db35881-4367-5e4c-bede-f944a67567d0.html">https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/doug-ford-can-t-bluster-his-way-out-of-the-greenbelt-controversy/article_5db35881-4367-5e4c-bede-f944a67567d0.html</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Record - <a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/editorials/doug-ford-can-t-bluster-his-way-out-of-the-greenbelt-controversy/article_5c853556-2335-5a60-9b7f-9855ee3aa1ac.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/editorials/doug-ford-can-t-bluster-his-way-out-of-the-greenbelt-controversy/article_5c853556-2335-5a60-9b7f-9855ee3aa1ac.html</a></div></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Global News - Integrity Commissioner Asked To Expand Greenbelt Probe to Include Doug Ford’s Phone:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/9898437/integrity-commissioner-greenbelt-probe-doug-ford-phone/">https://globalnews.ca/news/9898437/integrity-commissioner-greenbelt-probe-doug-ford-phone/</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">4) Television, Radio Programs and Podcasts -</b> For those who are looking for a more complete story or who prefer to listen and watch things there have been some great programs and podcasts about the Greenbelt scandal that provide an excellent overview - particularly for those not as versed in the details:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Fantastic 24 Minute Television Show About The Greenbelt Scandal:</div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CBC Gem - Andrew Chang - Scathing Ontario Greenbelt Report:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://gem.cbc.ca/about-that-with-andrew-chang/s01e2254022211581">https://gem.cbc.ca/about-that-with-andrew-chang/s01e2254022211581</a></div></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CBC Front Burner Radio - Ontario’s Greenbelt, Doug Ford and An Explosive Audit:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/ontario-s-greenbelt-doug-ford-and-an-explosive-audit-1.6935507">https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/ontario-s-greenbelt-doug-ford-and-an-explosive-audit-1.6935507</a></div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="auto"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CBC Radio Ontario Today guests AG Bonnie Lysyk and Fatima Syed from The Narwhal. The introduction has a great explanation of what took place with the Greenbelt and the Auditor General’s report in less than 5 minutes that features clips of Ford, Lysyk, Marit Stiles, Syed and others:</div><div dir="auto"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-45-ontario-today/clip/16002624-how-auditor-generals-greenbelt-report-affect-you">https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-45-ontario-today/clip/16002624-how-auditor-generals-greenbelt-report-affect-you</a></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Big Story Podcast - Ontario’s Massive Greenbelt Scandal, Explained in Full:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://link.chtbl.com/TheBigStoryCYOA?sid=email0811">https://link.chtbl.com/TheBigStoryCYOA?sid=email0811</a></div><div><br></div></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>TVO Podcast - Revelations from Bonnie Lysyk’s Greenbelt Report - Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath discuss what’s been levied against Doug Ford and the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark, and what steps the government will take to fix their process:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.tvo.org/podcasts/onpoli-a-tvo-podcast">https://www.tvo.org/podcasts/onpoli-a-tvo-podcast</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CBC Radio - The House of Commons With Catherine Cullen - Greenbelt Land Swap Influenced By Well-Connected Developers, Ontairo AG Finds:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-64-the-house/clip/16002989-greenbelt-land-swap-influenced-well-connected-developers-ontario-ag">https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-64-the-house/clip/16002989-greenbelt-land-swap-influenced-well-connected-developers-ontario-ag</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">5) Recent Protests -</b> It’s been great to see recent protests in Durham and Orillia draw significant crowds of people out to express concerns with the provincial government and demand change. There are also other protests in Caledon and continuing coverage of our last Rally on July 29th:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Durham Protest - 500+ People!!!</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/pickering-greenbelt-protest-stop-sprawl-durham-1.6935451">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/pickering-greenbelt-protest-stop-sprawl-durham-1.6935451</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Hundreds Rally in Pickering to Protest Changes to The Greenbelt:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/hundreds-rally-in-pickering-to-protest-changes-to-the-greenbelt/article_d86ddd7d-42cd-55b6-b55b-d6be8542eadb.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/hundreds-rally-in-pickering-to-protest-changes-to-the-greenbelt/article_d86ddd7d-42cd-55b6-b55b-d6be8542eadb.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Other Resistance - Caledon:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/local-group-appeals-approval-of-75-estates-in-belfountain-fearing-well-water-will-be-tainted-and-drained-town-stands-behind-residents/ar-AA1fegbr">https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/local-group-appeals-approval-of-75-estates-in-belfountain-fearing-well-water-will-be-tainted-and-drained-town-stands-behind-residents/ar-AA1fegbr</a></div><div><br></div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Community Edition - Community Rallies Against Urban Sprawl:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://communityedition.ca/community-rallies-against-urban-sprawl/">https://communityedition.ca/community-rallies-against-urban-sprawl/</a></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>6) Upcoming FordFest Rally - </b></span>A reminder that on Friday, September 8th Doug Ford is bringing FordFest to Bingeman’s Park in Kitchener. Labour groups and others have reached out to see how we can all work together to ensure a memorable welcome for Doug Ford to our communities with a Rally in front of Bingeman’s from 4pm to 6pm.</div><div><br></div><div>Plans are still coming together and if you would like to volunteer on our Rally Committee to help out please let Mike or Kevin know. A poster from the Waterloo Labour Council for the Rally is attached below and we are hopeful that we can set records for attendance - sending a really strong message to the Premier and provincial government.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">7) Personal Efforts -</b> Burkhard Mausberg, Director of the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation for years and Mark Winfield, York University Professor and ALO founding member have written great articles and personal letters about the unfolding Greenbelt Scandal:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Burkhard Mausberg - The Toronto Star: Ford’s Secret Greenbelt Sell Off Was Never About Affordable Housing:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/ford-s-secret-greenbelt-sell-off-was-never-about-affordable-housing/article_a81e5058-4939-58f0-990d-7acc009ee02d.html">https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/ford-s-secret-greenbelt-sell-off-was-never-about-affordable-housing/article_a81e5058-4939-58f0-990d-7acc009ee02d.html</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>(a copy of Burkhard’s letter is also attached below)</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Mark Winfield - What Does The Auditor General’s Report Tell Us About Doug Ford’s Approach to Governance:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://marksw.blog.yorku.ca/2023/08/10/what-does-the-auditor-generals-report-tell-us-about-doug-fords-approach-to-governance/">https://marksw.blog.yorku.ca/2023/08/10/what-does-the-auditor-generals-report-tell-us-about-doug-fords-approach-to-governance/</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>8) ALO Take Action -</b></span> The Alliance for a Liveable Ontario (ALO) has created a great resource for taking action and responding to the Auditor General’s Report on Greenbelt Land Removals. Speak up and make sure that your voice is heard with these resources and easy actions:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.liveableontario.ca/alliance-resources/take-action-responding-to-the-auditor-generals-report-on-greenbelt-land-removals">https://www.liveableontario.ca/alliance-resources/take-action-responding-to-the-auditor-generals-report-on-greenbelt-land-removals</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>9) Demand the OPP Investigate Developer Collusion </b></span>- Environmental Defence has launched a campaign to call for the Ontario Provincial Police to investigate the Greenbelt actions by the Ford government. Be sure to express your concerns and help push for a full investigation:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/133516/action/1">https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/133516/action/1</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>10) Farmers Speak Out -</b></span> The National Farmers Union (NFU) along with Ontario Farmland Trust and other agricultural organizations have also expressed concerns and issued press releases about the Greenbelt scandal and the thousands of acres of irreplaceable prime farmland to be destroyed for absurd profits:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>National Farmers Union (NFU) Press Release:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://nfuontario.ca/media-release-nfu-o-calls-for-reversal-of-decision-to-develop-the-greenbelt-and-reinstatement-of-proper-public-consultations-and-planning-processes/">https://nfuontario.ca/media-release-nfu-o-calls-for-reversal-of-decision-to-develop-the-greenbelt-and-reinstatement-of-proper-public-consultations-and-planning-processes/</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">11) Other Media Articles -</b> With so much Greenbelt coverage we can’t overlook other important recent media articles:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Wilmot’s Mayor Can’t Afford To Buy A House In The Township She Leads:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/wilmot-s-mayor-can-t-afford-to-buy-a-house-in-the-township-she-leads/article_b14bcbb9-68de-5111-b0ce-4426bac56e1b.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/wilmot-s-mayor-can-t-afford-to-buy-a-house-in-the-township-she-leads/article_b14bcbb9-68de-5111-b0ce-4426bac56e1b.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Most Cities Lagging in Ford’s Plan to Increase Housing:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/most-cities-lagging-in-ford-s-plan-to-increase-housing/article_6455a476-0c95-5811-9cce-0993923cd793.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/most-cities-lagging-in-ford-s-plan-to-increase-housing/article_6455a476-0c95-5811-9cce-0993923cd793.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Record - 22% of Canadian Homebuilders Cancel Projects Amid Rates Despite Severe Housing Shortage:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/real-estate/22-per-cent-of-canadian-homebuilders-cancel-projects-amid-high-rates-despite-severe-housing-shortage/article_4366b3e6-90a3-5b54-8827-4a4a11717934.html">https://www.therecord.com/real-estate/22-per-cent-of-canadian-homebuilders-cancel-projects-amid-high-rates-despite-severe-housing-shortage/article_4366b3e6-90a3-5b54-8827-4a4a11717934.html</a></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>12) Flash From The Past - </b></span>As a reminder of how much the provincial government has lied to us and tried to cover up their true intentions attached below is a media interview from a couple of years ago with Premier Doug Ford stressing how he has heard from the people and will never touch the Greenbelt:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Doug Ford We Won’t Touch The Greenbelt:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/David_Moscrop/status/1690802604287164417?cn=ZmxleGlibGVfcmVjcw%3D%3D&refsrc=email">https://twitter.com/David_Moscrop/status/1690802604287164417?cn=ZmxleGlibGVfcmVjcw%3D%3D&refsrc=email</a></div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div><div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; 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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">13) Reminder - Meeting this Friday</b><b><span style="font-size: 14px;"> -</span></b> Join us this Friday, August 18th at 5:30pm:</div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; 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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><br></div><div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Topic: Grand River Watershed Bill 23 Bi-Weekly Zoom Meeting</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Time: Every Other Friday at 5:30pm EST</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Join Zoom Meeting</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Meeting ID: 826 4469 5701</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Passcode: 713374</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Thanks for all the great efforts so far. Please share any questions or ideas.</div><div><div id="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770yqtfd24641" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770yqt1303954863"><br clear="none"><div dir="ltr"><div style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-style-span">Cheers,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Kevin Thomason and Mike Marcolongo on behalf of all our community groups.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div>-----------------------------------</div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; 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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Friday, August 18th<b style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - 5:30pm - Next update meeting on Zoom - </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09" style="font-weight: 400;">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09</a></b></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; 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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Monday, September 4th - 12pm - Labour Picnic at Waterloo Park - <a href="https://waterloolabour.ca/">https://waterloolabour.ca/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Friday, September 8th - Ford Fest At Bingeman’s Kitchener - More details to be determined - <a href="https://waterloolabour.ca/events/save-the-date-a-big-welcome-to-waterloo/">https://waterloolabour.ca/events/save-the-date-a-big-welcome-to-waterloo/</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div>Also watch for more upcoming Rally’s and Protests over the coming weeks around Ontario as citizen’s speak up and take action for the future they want to see.</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">------------------------------------</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>B) Auditor General Special Report on Changes to the Greenbelt</b></span></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>