Kevin Thomason Profile
Kevin Thomason

@kthomason

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Waterloo, Ontario
Joined February 2008
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@fatimabsyed
Fatima Syed / @fatimabsyed.bsky.social
2 months
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 #onpoli
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@Wilmot_CAN
WilmotCAN
5 months
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 #FightForFarmland
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@Wilmot_CAN
WilmotCAN
5 months
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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@portagebaygirl1
𝐃𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞s 🇨🇦Vive le Canada!🇨🇦
5 months
Premier Doug Ford : ❌Open For Business ❌Getting It Done ❌For the People ❌Protect Ontario ⬇️
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@OntarioNature
Ontario Nature
5 months
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
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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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@MikeHudema
Mike Hudema
5 months
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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@CFifeKW
Catherine Fife
6 months
“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
@CityNewsKIT
CityNews Kitchener
6 months
Hope remains for Till Death Do Us Part legislation
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@chrisglover
Chris Glover
6 months
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
@ColinDMello
Colin D'Mello | Global News
6 months
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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@elonmusk
Elon Musk
6 months
As goes Norway, so goes the rest of the world. Combustion engine cars will be like the steam engine – quaint, but primitive.
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Alexander Kristensen
6 months
So, in Norway 🇳🇴 97% of all cars sold in June were EV. Let that sink in.
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@fatimabsyed
Fatima Syed / @fatimabsyed.bsky.social
6 months
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
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news.ontario.ca
Ontario Taking Action to Make Conservation Authorities More Effective | Ontario Newsroom
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@Wilmot_CAN
WilmotCAN
6 months
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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@MaritStiles
Marit Stiles
6 months
Good. Now repeal Bill 5.
@ColinDMello
Colin D'Mello | Global News
6 months
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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@CFifeKW
Catherine Fife
7 months
Metrolinx can’t even decide on a “vision”for expanded commuter services. This doesn’t inspire “confidence” Minister. #onpoli
@Thetrilliumca
TheTrillium.ca
7 months
Ontario transport minister 'very confident' in Metrolinx as GO Expansion scaled back
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@CanadaGray
Timothy Gray
7 months
".. 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
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theglobeandmail.com
Ontario information commissioner cites ‘systemic’ issues but says Ford government has since improved adherence to recordkeeping laws
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@kthomason
Kevin Thomason
7 months
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!
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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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@LiseVaugeois
Lise Vaugeois
7 months
🚨 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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@OntarioNDP
Ontario NDP
7 months
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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@OntarioNature
Ontario Nature
7 months
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 #ONpoli
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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@MaritStiles
Marit Stiles
8 months
Another one bites the dust.
@OntarioNDP
Ontario NDP
8 months
NEW (But Is It Ever Really New?): Ford’s backroom fixer, former Deputy Chief of Staff and Principal Secretary, sanctioned for illegal lobbying. Doug Ford's Conservatives? Just can't trust 'em.
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