Green Party leader MP @MikeSchreiner said Doug Sprawl’s agenda will benefit a small group of developers and speculators. We cannot and will not accept sprawl agenda.
MPP Catherine Fife said the Government’s affordable housing task force said we have enough room for 1.5 million homes in the existing development area. There is no need to expand.
A Greenbelt Alliance rep said we will need to keep people accountable with the official plan. Bill 23 will not solve the housing crisis. 1.5 million houses needed by 2031 is way behind. The wheels are coming off the bus. Market Definition for affordable housing isn’t reasonable.
The rep from Greenbelt Alliance noted Doug Ford hasn’t been showing up to work and Tory supporters are leaving.
City Council member Deb Chapman said there is plenty of room to grow in the currently approved areas. Ford is stripping powers from Municipalities. He is taking conservation authorities out of planning. His plan is a profit driven housing plan.
MPP Catherine Fife said the Ontario Government’s affordable housing task force said we have enough room for 1.5 million homes in the existing development area. There is no need to expand into the Greenbelt.
Green Party leader MPP @MikeSchreiner said Doug Sprawl’s agenda will benefit a small group of developers and speculators. We cannot and will not accept sprawl agenda.
Kitchener MP @morricemike said “Do not let the Federal government off the hook. This problem is created from every level of government. We need new non market affordable housing to help families.”
It was a beautiful sunny day at the #stopthesprawl rally in Waterloo.
Lots of people in Waterloo calling @fordnation to stop the sprawl. #onpoli
The view from the street at Waterloo’s Stop the Sprawl rally.
Lots of car honks, thumbs up and waves of approvals from drivers to the concerned citizens at the Stop the Sprawl rally in Waterloo.
People want housing for families not just hedge fund driven one person unaffordable condos. They want protection for environment and healthy communities not sprawl. They want the green Greenbelt and conservation areas protected. #stopthesprawl.
We need to move beyond the age of the railway policing itself and move away from allowing Provincial Politicians to tinker with critical fire prevention funding as if it is their own slush fund to use. @MarkJCarney @CNRailway @TSBCanada @Transport_gc @stevenmackinnon
The Ontario Liberal Party criticized the Doug Ford government for underspending on emergency forest firefighting. Ontario budgeted only $150 million this year, down from $271 million last year. Meanwhile we are dealing with the worst air quality on earth. ontarioliberal.ca/devastating-fo…
If it’s hot weather it can disrupt signals for trains but we need to take public transportation seriously and modernize these vital systems.
A new Stats Canada report states homeowners' insurance in Alberta increased nearly five times in a 20-year period — the highest increase of any province. Homeowners' insurance premiums in Alberta went up 391.6% from Dec 2005 to Dec 2025. cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…
This is from the 10 page Stats Canada report. The light blue shows the alarming rise of catastrophe events claims. The black line shows the rise of property tax increases and red line shows the the rising costs of auto insurance.
(Personal note: I saw a jump up of around $1000 on my combined property and car insurance after the Alberta Hail storms and I live in Waterloo Ontario. I switched my insurance companies and saved most of that money. My advice revisit your insurance policies and shop around.)
This chart shows the property claims that happened in 2024.
The timing of it lines up with the August hail storm event that damaged homes and smashed cars with baseball sized hail.
This is an excellent video on how Tory elected officials in Ontario, grew rich. It named Ares Management's connection to Doug Ford which involves two overlapping corporate controversies: the acquisition of his family's label business and the Ontario Place redevelopment scheme. @StuartSyvret @andrewlownie
Ares Management Corporation is an American “global alternative investment manager”operating in the credit, private equity and real estate markets, founded in 1997 and headquartered in LA California, with offices across North America, Europe, and Asia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ares_Mana…
Deco produces labels especially in the grocery sector. It also produces labels for the City of Toronto government. Doug Ford owned the the Chicago division sold to Resource Label Group, a portfolio company of Ares Management Corporation.
This thread links to Oleg Deripaska who is linked to Doug Ford in the Scarborough Expansion project. (Lots of cost overruns and delays) Deripaska was friends and business partners with Peter Munk who was a friend of Nigel Wright, the secretary of PM Stephen Harper. Peter Mandelson helped Harper with the EU free trade deal.
Former chair Gerry Protti had his own ICORE email address and travelled abroad to promote the initiative, according to the provincial watchdogs. He also actively recruited prospective members for ICORE's advisory board. cbc.ca/news/business/…
CER releases Crown Consultation and Accommodation Report for the Westcoast Energy GP Inc. on behalf of Westcoast Energy Limited Partnership’s (Westcoast) – Sunrise Expansion Program cer-rec.gc.ca/en/about/news-…
The CER also claims:
“We have issued a certificate for the Westcoast Sunrise Expansion Program. This authorizes the company to construct and operate the project once it has satisfied all applicable conditions.” cer-rec.gc.ca/en/about/news-…
C39063 Commission | Commission - Letter and Certificate GC-135 - Westcoast Energy Inc. on behalf of Westcoast Energy Limited Partnership - Application for the Sunrise Expansion Program – GH-001-2024. The letter is below as seen in the photo and the “certificate” issued is at this weblink and it is 46 pages long. docs2.cer-rec.gc.ca/ll-eng/llisapi…