<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;">Good Day,</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">On Friday at midnight and again this Sunday at midnight are the deadlines for public comment on devastating changes the province is proposing that could be the end of Smart Growth in Ontario and severely compromise or eliminate almost all of the environmental protections in Waterloo Region.</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">We need to speak up as Doug Ford is proposing to eliminate the Growth Plan that has been guiding growth more sustainably across southern Ontario the past 20 years as well remove Planning Authority from upper-tier Regions such as Waterloo, Halton, Peel, Niagara, and others that could negatively impact all of our Waterloo Regional environmental protections such as our Countryside Line that we have counted on since not receiving any Greenbelt protection from the province.</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">There are 3 primary ways to take action:</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><b style="font-size: 14px;">1) Automated E-mail Tools -</b> These are fast and simple tools that will automatically send a letter to elected officials. In order to ensure your message receives the maximum attention, we recommend you customize the subject line and the message to reflect your concerns:</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><b>a) Waterloo Climate Collaborative -</b> has created a great letter focussing on the loss of Planning Authority in Waterloo under Bill 185: </div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://act.newmode.net/action/wellington-water-watchers/bill-185">https://act.newmode.net/action/wellington-water-watchers/bill-185</a></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><b>b) Ontario Headwaters Institute </b>- has created a letter with three themes - Bill 185, the PPS, and Conservation Authority changes:</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> <a href="https://win.newmode.net/ontarioheadwatersinstitute/emailbill185anditsalignedeffortsshouldbewithdrawnandsignificantlyreworked">https://win.newmode.net/ontarioheadwatersinstitute/emailbill185anditsalignedeffortsshouldbewithdrawnandsignificantlyreworked</a></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><b>c) Water Watchers -</b> has created a letter covering Bill 185 and the PPS with a focus on public and First Nations consultation:</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.wellingtonwaterwatchers.ca/bill_185">https://www.wellingtonwaterwatchers.ca/bill_185</a></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><b style="font-size: 14px;">2) Community Group Open Letter -</b> The new Waterloo Climate Collaborative - a working partnership between almost all environmental groups in Waterloo Region has drafted an Open Letter that we are encouraging all Waterloo area groups to sign on to. This is a detailed submission on Bill 185’s anticipated impacts from removing Planning Authority from the Region of Waterloo - jeopardizing almost all our environment protections such as our Countryside Line, Protected Countryside, and Environmentally Sensitive Landscapes that had be be created locally when we were left out of the Greenbelt.</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Here is the Open Letter:</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/user_files/user_files/000/107/401/original/Waterloo_Bill_185_Sign_On_Letter_v3.pdf">https://actionnetwork.org/user_files/user_files/000/107/401/original/Waterloo_Bill_185_Sign_On_Letter_v3.pdf</a></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Fill out the following Google Form to have your organization included as a signatory:</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjYDinYUtipPQgIyBMU3N7LE2JopjR9WO2zO2Jx4lvrs8f1A/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjYDinYUtipPQgIyBMU3N7LE2JopjR9WO2zO2Jx4lvrs8f1A/viewform</a></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>E-mail your group logo to Kevin Thomason to be included in the letter at: kevinthomason@mac.com or upload it at: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/127NDIbwyCCmCsHBZkjhEHyTDYkldOudkxtzBRE6ii20/edit">https://docs.google.com/document/d/127NDIbwyCCmCsHBZkjhEHyTDYkldOudkxtzBRE6ii20/edit</a></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><u>Deadline is Friday, May 10th at 5pm </u>so we have time to submit the completed Open Letter with all groups listed before the midnight deadline.</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>3) Submissions to the Environmental Registry of Ontario -</b></span> The deadlines are rapidly approaching for public comment submissions on:</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-99573476-7fff-1f08-da02-8535754ad502"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A) Bill 185, Cutting Red Tape To Build More Homes Act, ERO 019-8369 on Friday, May 10, 2024 at 11:59PM</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: </span><a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-8369" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-8369</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For Region of Waterloo residents:</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Please be sure to speak up about how the removal of Planning Authority from the Region of Waterloo could jeopardize, compromise, and even eliminate most of our environmental protections including the Countryside Line, Protected Countryside, Environmentally Sensitive Landscapes, and ESPA areas and if Planning Authority is removed that we require Greenbelt expansion for adequate protection of primary groundwater recharge areas.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For residents in All Areas of Ontario:</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> There are very concerning changes that eliminate the ability for citizens to appeal development decisions to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT), changes what constitutes “public notice”, and changes the criteria for the opening of settlement area (urban) boundaries that will allow almost unlimited urban expansion onto farmland.</span></p><div><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="white-space: normal;"><b>Summary of Our Recommendations on Bill 185:</b></div><div style="white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div style="white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Planning Authority should be retained by the Region of Waterloo, our Countryside Line remain intact, and forced boundary expansions eliminated,</div><div style="white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- If Planning Authority is removed Greenbelt expansion is required to adequately protect the Waterloo Moraine,</div><div style="white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Changes to Settlement Area Boundaries should not be permitted outside of regular municipal comprehensive review periods,</div><div style="white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Proposed changes to MZO’s could be good but require more understanding,</div><div style="white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- It is fantastic to see the absurd Community Infrastructure and Housing Accelerator (CHIA) introduced by Bill 109 rescinded,</div><div style="white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Planning Act Sections dealing with limiting Third Party Appeals should be rescinded,</div><div style="white-space: normal;"><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- The Attorney General should disclose all communications with municipalities and developers requesting changes to third party appeal rights,</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- The Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) should be required to permit third party appeals,</div></div><div style="white-space: normal;"><br><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 104, 218); color: rgb(0, 104, 218); text-decoration: underline;"></span></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="white-space: normal;"></span></div><div><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>B</b></span><b><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">P</span></b><span style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">rovincial Planning Statement, ERO 019-8462 on Sunday, May 12, 2024 at 11:59PM: </span><a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-8462" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-8462</span></a></div><div><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Contrary to the messaging from the province, the proposed changes to the PPS and (unlike its name) Bill 185 are unlikely to result in more housing being built. It is likely to result in far less housing while the devastating environmental impacts and other negative consequences could be felt for generations. </span></p><div><span><br></span></div><div><span><b>Summary of Our Recommendations on the Provincial Planning Statement (PPS):</b></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Concerning changes to remove or make greenfield density targets optional need to removed and existing greenfield density targets maintained or increased for all parts of Ontario,</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- The elimination of intensification targets need to be removed and existing intensification targets maintained or increased and made mandatory - not optional, </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- 2 additional residences permitted on every farm despite last year’s efforts to prevent the absurd 4 severances per farm needs to be completely removed,</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Troubling changes to permit new subdivision developments in rural areas need to be eliminated,</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Encouraging development on septic systems and water systems that have proved problematic in the past needs to be eliminated from the proposed PPS changes,</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- The Agricultural System and the Natural Heritage System concepts and mapping need to be restored for the Greater Golden Horseshoe.</div></div><div><br></div><div>Please send copies of your ERO submissions to area MPPs (contact information below) as well as submitting comments on the registry.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Impressive additional resources are listed below as organizations across Ontario speak up against these destructive proposals. Please share any questions or ideas.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for taking action!</div><div>Kevin Thomason, Mike Marcolongo, and Joan Faux on behalf of all of our community groups.</div><div><br></div><div>-------------------------------------</div><div><b><font size="4">Resources To Help Inform Your Comments On Bill 185 And The Proposed PPS Changes:</font></b></div><div><br></div><div>Official provincial website on Bill 185, Cutting Red Tape To Build More Homes Act, 2024:</div><div><a href="https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-185">https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-185</a></div><div><br></div><div>Official provincial website on proposed Provincial Planning Statement (PPS) changes:</div><div><a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-8462">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-8462</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>There are considerable concerns across Ontario and there have been a broad set of resources developed from organizations including:</div><div><br></div><div>a) Olde Berlin Town Neighbourhood Association, Kitchener - Website Resource - An impressive collection of information of resources and links about Bill 185 and the PPS:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://oldeberlintown.ca/bill-185/">https://oldeberlintown.ca/bill-185/</a></div><div><br></div><div>b) Watson & Associates Bill 185 and PPS Overview of Changes - An excellent summary resource that’s easy to understand:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/user_files/user_files/000/107/576/original/Assessment_of_Bill_185__Cutting_Red_Tape_to_Build_More_Homes_Act__2024_and_the_proposed_PPS__2024.pdf">https://actionnetwork.org/user_files/user_files/000/107/576/original/Assessment_of_Bill_185__Cutting_Red_Tape_to_Build_More_Homes_Act__2024_and_the_proposed_PPS__2024.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div>c) What’s Happening With The Wilmot Land Grab - How Bill 162 and Bill 185 Impact This Regional Industrial Mega-Site Land Assembly - a great video put together my Joan Faux based on the NDP Town Hall Meeting on April 19th in New Hamburg:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVv9iuWjxwU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVv9iuWjxwU</a></div><div><br></div><div>d) Environmental Defence Statement - April 10, 2024:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://environmentaldefence.ca/2024/04/10/bill-185-and-proposed-provincial-planning-statement-would-unleash-a-wave-of-greenfield-scandals-by-removing-tribunal-oversight-of-sprawl-approvals/">https://environmentaldefence.ca/2024/04/10/bill-185-and-proposed-provincial-planning-statement-would-unleash-a-wave-of-greenfield-scandals-by-removing-tribunal-oversight-of-sprawl-approvals/</a></div><div><br></div><div>e) Environmental Defence Blog Post - Bill 185 & PPS Pose Serious Threat to Farmland, Wetlands and Housing Options - May 6, 2024:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://environmentaldefence.ca/2024/05/06/ontarios-bill-185-new-provincial-planning-statement-pose-a-serious-threat-to-farmland-wetlands-habitats-and-housing-options/">https://environmentaldefence.ca/2024/05/06/ontarios-bill-185-new-provincial-planning-statement-pose-a-serious-threat-to-farmland-wetlands-habitats-and-housing-options/</a></div><div><br></div><div>f) Environmental Defence Backgrounder Legal Document on Bill 185 and the PPS - April 19, 2024:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/user_files/user_files/000/107/415/original/EDC_YTP_Pothen_Bill185_PPS_041924.pdf">https://actionnetwork.org/user_files/user_files/000/107/415/original/EDC_YTP_Pothen_Bill185_PPS_041924.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div>g) Alliance for a Liveable Ontario (ALO) Bill 185 Open Letter and expert Video Webinar with Victor Doyle:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.liveableontario.ca/alliance-resources/action-heading-in-the-wrong-direction">https://www.liveableontario.ca/alliance-resources/action-heading-in-the-wrong-direction</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Includes an amazing webinar outlining concerns with Bill 185 and the potential impacts on planning across Ontario</div><div><br></div><div><div>h) Hold The Line and The Record - Open Letter: The Countryside Line Is Still Worth Protecting:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/open-letter-the-countryside-line-is-still-worth-protecting/article_1c6178ff-2458-5584-a83b-9349c0cd7598.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/open-letter-the-countryside-line-is-still-worth-protecting/article_1c6178ff-2458-5584-a83b-9349c0cd7598.html</a></div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>An Open Letter signed by 13 former elected officials who helped to create or uphold Waterloo Region’s visionary Countryside Line policy</div><div><br></div><div>i) <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Donnelly Law Statement Memo on Bill 185 Taking Away Third Party Appeal Rights For Citizens:</span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/user_files/user_files/000/107/414/original/Bill185Memo_Donnelly_Law_2024.04.16.pdf" style="white-space: pre-wrap; text-decoration: none;">https://actionnetwork.org/user_files/user_files/000/107/414/original/Bill185Memo_Donnelly_Law_2024.04.16.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div>j) Jessica Bell, MPP University-Rosedale - Great Summary of Bill 185:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.jessicabellmpp.ca/good_bad_and_ugly_what_s_in_the_government_s_new_housing_bill">https://www.jessicabellmpp.ca/good_bad_and_ugly_what_s_in_the_government_s_new_housing_bill</a></div><div><span><br></span></div><div>k) Reform Gravel Bill 185 Petition Protecting Public Participation and Appeal Rights:</div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.reformgravelmining.ca/amend-bill-185">https://www.reformgravelmining.ca/amend-bill-185</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Bill 66, Bill 23, and now Bill 185 all try to strip residents and community groups of their right to appeal and erode democracy making the OLT a developer’s only tribunal…</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><span>l) </span>Goodman’s Law - Shifting Sands - Ontario Proposes More Changes Through Bill 185:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.goodmans.ca/insights/article/shifting-sands-ontario-proposes-more-changes-to-the-land-use-planning-framework-through-bill-185">https://www.goodmans.ca/insights/article/shifting-sands-ontario-proposes-more-changes-to-the-land-use-planning-framework-through-bill-185</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><span>m) </span>Aird Berlis Law Bill 185 Overview:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.airdberlis.com/insights/publications/publication/first-reading-of-bill-185-and-the-draft-2024-provincial-planning-statement">https://www.airdberlis.com/insights/publications/publication/first-reading-of-bill-185-and-the-draft-2024-provincial-planning-statement</a></div><div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><span>n) </span>McMillan LLP - Introducing Bill 185 and the New PPS:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://mcmillan.ca/insights/publications/introducing-bill-185-the-cutting-red-tape-to-build-more-homes-act-and-an-update-on-the-new-provincial-planning-statement/">https://mcmillan.ca/insights/publications/introducing-bill-185-the-cutting-red-tape-to-build-more-homes-act-and-an-update-on-the-new-provincial-planning-statement/</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><span>o </span>Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) - Bill 185:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.dentons.com/en/insights/articles/2024/april/11/continuing-to-cut-through-the-red-tap">https://www.dentons.com/en/insights/articles/2024/april/11/continuing-to-cut-through-the-red-tap</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div>p) Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario - Protecting Ontario’s Farmland Amidst Red Tape Reduction:</div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.christianfarmers.org/media/commentary/balancing-growth-and-guardianship-protecting-ontario-s-farmland-amidst-red-tape-reduction">https://www.christianfarmers.org/media/commentary/balancing-growth-and-guardianship-protecting-ontario-s-farmland-amidst-red-tape-reduction</a></div></div><div><br></div><div>q) Recent Media Articles that you can reference:</div><div><span><br></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Record - The Countryside Line Made Waterloo Region Distinctive. Soon It Will Be Gone”</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/the-countryside-line-made-waterloo-region-distinctive-soon-it-will-be-gone/article_8a7c3fa5-9f9a-54ca-9e8b-ab19e26e88d1.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/the-countryside-line-made-waterloo-region-distinctive-soon-it-will-be-gone/article_8a7c3fa5-9f9a-54ca-9e8b-ab19e26e88d1.html</a></div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>“In just two days last week, Premier Doug Ford wiped out our strongest tool to preserve farmland and natural areas, then came to Kitchener to tell us we can do whatever we choose. Should we believe his words, or his actions?”</div><div><br></div><div><div class="asset-masthead" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Merriweather Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><header class="asset-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: min(960px, 100%); max-width: none; margin: 0px auto;"></header></div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Record - Now We Need Greenbelt Status To Protect Our Water:</div></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/now-we-need-greenbelt-status-to-protect-our-drinking-water/article_f46f7093-4369-59a5-8cde-13e1c5a24721.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/now-we-need-greenbelt-status-to-protect-our-drinking-water/article_f46f7093-4369-59a5-8cde-13e1c5a24721.html</a></div><div><br></div></div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Record - The City Of Waterloo Believes In The Countryside Line:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/the-city-of-waterloo-believes-in-the-country-side-line/article_31f943c0-ff4a-5de1-bfe3-904b547d09fe.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/the-city-of-waterloo-believes-in-the-country-side-line/article_31f943c0-ff4a-5de1-bfe3-904b547d09fe.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>CityNews - The City Of Waterloo Has No Plans To Develop Past The Countryside Line:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2024/04/16/the-city-of-waterloo-has-no-plans-to-develop-past-the-countryside-line/">https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2024/04/16/the-city-of-waterloo-has-no-plans-to-develop-past-the-countryside-line/</a></div></div><div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Hamilton Spectator - Doug Ford Is Undermining Our Democracy And Our Climate:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/doug-ford-is-undermining-our-democracy-and-our-climate/article_5ee48c9b-15e8-5ca9-9fde-5ae93ff03e6a.html">https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/doug-ford-is-undermining-our-democracy-and-our-climate/article_5ee48c9b-15e8-5ca9-9fde-5ae93ff03e6a.html</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span></div><div><br></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 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 class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><b style="font-size: 14px;">Province of Ontario</b></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br></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 <span dir="ltr">416-325-1941</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Paul Calandra - Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:steve.clark@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paul.calandra@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">416-585-7000</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Andrea Khanjin - Minster of Environment, Conservation and Parks - <a href="mailto:andrea.khanjin@pc.ola.org">andrea.khanjin@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">705-722-0575</span></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 <span dir="ltr">613-962-1144</span></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, Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:mike.harris@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mike.harris@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">519-669-2090</span></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 <span dir="ltr">519-650-2770</span></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 <span dir="ltr">519-650-9413</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Will Bouma - MPP Brantford-Brant - <a href="mailto:will.bouma@pc.ola.org">will.bouma@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">(519) 759-0361</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Ted Arnott - MPP Wellington-Halton Hills - <a href="mailto:ted.arnott@pc.ola.org">ted.arnott@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">(519) 787-5247</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Ernie Hardeman - MPP Oxford - <a href="mailto:ernie.hardeman@pc.ola.org">ernie.hardeman@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">(519) 537-5222</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Matthew Rae - MPP Perth-Wellington - <a href="mailto:matthew.rae@pc.ola.org">matthew.rae@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">(519) 272-0660</span></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 <span dir="ltr">519-725-3477</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Local Green Party MPPs:</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Mike Schreiner - MPP Guelph - <a href="mailto:mschreiner@ola.org" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none;">mschreiner@ola.or</a>g or <span dir="ltr">(519) 836-4190</span></div><div>New! - Aislinn Clancy - MPP Kitchener Centre - <a href="mailto:aclancy-co@ola.org">aclancy-co@ola.org</a> or 519-579-5460</div><div><br></div><div>Independent MPPs:</div><div>Bobbi Ann Brady - MPP Haldimand-Norfolk - <a href="mailto:babrady-co@ola.org">babrady-co@ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">(519) 428-0446</span></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></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>-----------------------------------</div><div><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><font size="4"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;"><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>Kevin Thomason</div><div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Vice-Chair, Grand River Environmental Network</div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><a href="http://www.gren.ca/">www.gren.ca</a><br></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div>Phone: <span dir="ltr">(519) 888-0519</span></div></div></div></div></div></font></b></div></div></div></div></div></div><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><font size="4"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;"><div><div><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;">Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: <span dir="ltr">(519) 240-1648</span><br>Twitter: @kthomason<br>E-mail: <a href="mailto:kevinthomason@mac.com">kevinthomason@mac.com</a></div></div></div></div><br></div><div>-------------------------------------</div></div></font></b></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br>
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