Kevin Thomason
@kthomason
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Waterloo, Ontario
Joined February 2008
Buried in Doug Ford's fall budget are changes that will remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the piping plover: https://t.co/YX9W3IlSnA
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When Ford took away the region’s authority for urban planning & opened up ~2,300 hectares for new suburbs, including SW Kitchener, he undid Kevin Eby's work to ease urban sprawl, protect farmland & safeguard the region’s drinking water. https://t.co/P1muQQLtMc
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With everyone hiding behind an NDA re the #WilmotLandGrab, is it any wonder people don't trust what @RegionWaterloo and @WREDC_Tony have to say? @mbAIDC stated on X that QScale will not use agricultural land. But what if the Region makes it shovel-ready? #FightForFarmland
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Premier Doug Ford : ❌Open For Business ❌Getting It Done ❌For the People ❌Protect Ontario ⬇️
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Wasaga Beach "is Ontario’s second-most visited provincial park and home to critical habitats...These lands belong to the people of Ontario, not to developers or insiders with political connections to Premier Doug Ford. @BarrieToday
https://t.co/Bsg4OazZrG
#wasagabeach
barrietoday.com
'Let us be absolutely clear: Selling Wasaga Beach Provincial Park land is not necessary for tourism development,' says letter writer
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If we switched to #renewableenergy, the number of ships crossing the ocean would fall by 40% because they're just carrying coal & oil & gas!! https://t.co/wPsBnoWEwP We have the solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
#ClimateAction #climate #energy #GreenNewDeal
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This needs to be stopped in its tracks when it comes to the Legislature in October. https://t.co/rcukMVe03U
#onpoli #OntarioParks
cbc.ca
The Ontario government’s plan to hand parts of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park over to the local town for tourism development could set an “awful precedent” for other provincially owned parks, environ...
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“This has never been about who is going to take credit for a piece of legislation, this is about righting and correcting an injustice in our long term care system. My bill is up for grabs for any government member who would like to bring it forward.” #onpoli #TillDeathDoUsPart
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Remember when Ford said we'd pay for healthcare with our OHIP card, not our credit card? He lied. Extra billing for "uninsured services" is now policy. #ONpoli #OntHealth
NEW: $6,000 per surgery, and the ability to offer patients "uninsured upgrades." That's part of the package private health facilities will receive if they're greenlit by the Ford government this summer. Critics are calling for more patient protection. #onpoli
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In typical Doug Ford gov't fashion, there's big changes being proposed on the Friday before a long weekend. Once again, these changes implicate conservation authorities. And once again, there are few details in the release about what these changes are. https://t.co/rdRMjWl8Ka
news.ontario.ca
Ontario Taking Action to Make Conservation Authorities More Effective | Ontario Newsroom
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Join your community tonight at 6 p.m. Bill 5: 📌 bypasses First Nations’ Rights 📌 Weakens heritage & archaeology requirements 📌 Repeals Endangered Species Act & Species Conservation Act 📌 Fast tracks permits 📌 Eliminates public participation in the oversight #bill5
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Good. Now repeal Bill 5.
NEW: Premier Doug Ford is apologizing for his “cap in hand” comments yesterday and said he was speaking from a place of passion. Ford says he wants to ensure everyone’s working together. #onpoli
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Metrolinx can’t even decide on a “vision”for expanded commuter services. This doesn’t inspire “confidence” Minister. #onpoli
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".. instead of “Greenbelt” was “G*,” which the IPC report says made it “virtually impossible to find relevant records,” Ford government condemned for deleted Greenbelt emails, use of codewords /via @globeandmail
https://t.co/Cpgy6SrRRO
#Onpoli #HandsOffTheGreenbelt
theglobeandmail.com
Ontario information commissioner cites ‘systemic’ issues but says Ford government has since improved adherence to recordkeeping laws
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On a day that we can't even see the sun for all the smoke as our country burns, here's an excellent article on how Doug Ford's new Bill 17 will prevent the essential Green Building Standards we need: https://t.co/93cxpNqwBB Speak up against Bill 17 and for the better buildings!
therecord.com
The Ford government is rushing to pass legislation that would strip cities of one of their most effective tools to confront climate threats: green building standards.
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🚨 Doug Ford’s Bill 5 is an assault on democracy, Treaty rights and the environment in Ontario. Environmental defenders, civil liberties advocates, & Indigenous leaders are linking arms to stop Bill 5 before it wipes out the Endangered Species Act and take away our rights.
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MPP Sandy Shaw: "I have never received in such a short time so many emails with people opposed to Bill 5 and wanting to know in what way they can engage with this government to make clear that what is happening here is an affront to their sense of decency and to their sense of
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Bill 5 has been blocked from going into its third and final reading. Your efforts are making a difference, every single petition, rally, message to the Ontario government and your MPP – they are being felt. We can still #StopBill5: https://t.co/ACi2UGCWLl
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cbc.ca
Bill 5 was successfully stalled in committee after Ontario NDP and Liberal MPPs filibustered from around 4 p.m. on Wednesday until midnight Thursday.
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