Perth-Wellington NDP

https://www.ontariondp.ca/tell-ford-allow-outdoor-activities

A national public intercity service, especially if supported by regional public services, would make for a welcome system dedicated to the public interest rather than the profit motive. Moreover, it’s a fine moment to adapt and build out our regional and national transit system in the service of meetingeven exceedingour climate targets. The Pembina Institute argues public transportationand public support for itmust be part of our decarbonization efforts, citing the fact that a quarter of our national emissions come from the transportation sector. Worse still, those emissions are on the rise

JOIN Sarnia-Lambton and John Vanthof to discuss Rural Priorities in Ontario on Tuesday, May 18 at 7:00pm. Click the link to register ontariondp.ca/SL-Discussion https://www.ontariondp.ca/SL-Discussion

Something to look forward to... https://www.greenpeace.org//ford-government-to-face-envir/

https://fb.watch/5qpUXwZCyw/

Nothing to see here. Move on. . .

"Indeed, it largely seems like Ontario’s government wasn’t ready for this stage of an entirely visible and predictable crisis, dithered for four extra days after dithering for weeks, bickered over doing the bare minimum, and in the end, did something that might slow transmission among those who can protect themselves, while letting those who can’t be devoured. And it says it is doing everything it can. We all make choices, and in a pandemic sometimes those decisions come back to haunt others, and Ontario is merely that on a grander scale. This will be uglier than it should have been, and maybe that was avoidable. But it’s too late to find out now. https://www.thestar.com//doug-ford-made-his-choice-and-he-?

It's 2021. Things are supposed to get better now. https://www.thestar.com//torontos-unions-call-for-the-retr

The private company selected by the Ontario government to run a troubled long-term care home has links to Doug Ford’s PCs and the founders of an astroturf group that ran a series of mysterious anti-teacher attack ads in 2020. https://pressprogress.ca/private-company-that-took-over-lo/

What’s Next After the Gutting of Conservation Authorities? Join Ontario Nature’s director of conservation, Anne Bell; former Greenbelt Council Chair David Crombie; the Canadian Environmental Law Association lawyer, Anastasia Lintner; and Environmental Defence’s executive director, Tim Gray this evening for a live discussion tonight about protecting our environmental future. We will discuss what the attacks on environmental rules mean for our province, what we can expect next for our communities, and what you can do to stand up for the water, farmland and natural places that we all rely on for our future. https://ontarionature.org//protecting-ontarios-environmen/