Peter Tabuns @petertabuns.bsky.social
@Peter_Tabuns
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First elected as NDP MPP for Toronto-Danforth in 2006. Re-elected continuously since then.
Toronto
Joined December 2008
NDP tables bill to keep Ontarians safe from climate-fuelled disasters From @Peter_Tabuns #onpoli
https://t.co/TAEuoPycuh
ontariondp.ca
QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition Shadow Minister for Environment, Conservation and Parks Peter Tabuns (Toronto—Danforth) has reintroduced legislation to ensure that Ontario is prepared for future...
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The Conservatives are pretending climate change doesn’t exist. The Auditor General says they have no plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions, and the Fall Economic Statement brought that failure into law. I’m co-sponsoring @Peter_Tabuns bill to build a real plan to prepare for
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Today I introduced a new bill to have Ontario prepare for the Climate Storm - a climate Adaptation Bill. https://t.co/qKVUZlfyIS via @YouTube
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Corruption runs deep in Ford's government. Ford’s PCs appoint their donors, former candidates, and staffers to public boards. These people hold power, and are paid from your tax dollars. The premier looks out for wealthy folks who donate to his campaigns, not for you.
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Ford passes bill today that ends climate targets for Ontario. Ford is deliberately setting us up for a future of disasters.
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Incredibly powerful time-lapse. How short our lives and ability to perceive change are.
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Urban wildfires are dangerous and are becoming more common. Ontario still has no plan to assess risk or prepare our cities. 🔥🚫🔥 The urgency of the matter is compounded by the Ford government’s inaction on climate change. Ontario’s Auditor General reported in October that the
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Myself and @Peter_Tabuns have written to the Minister for Health, calling for funding to be restored to the remote care program. Vulnerable seniors should be able to stay safe at home – today.
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In recent years I’ve seen a lot of misinformation around heat pumps. One of the world's top experts on heat pumps, Marek Miara at Heat Pumps Watch, tackles misinformation in his recent article “The Heat Pumps Fact-Check” and delivers a strong reminder: many of the common
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This morning joining a parent demonstration against Bill 33 and cuts to education at St Joseph’s school in Leslieville along with TDSB Trustee Sara Erhardt
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Ontario workers don’t have the heat protection they desperately need. Ford must act now.
thestar.com
The provincial government says its rules to protect workers from heat-related injuries is “robust,” but the tale of Grenville Castings casts doubt on that assertion.
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Very important finding. Stop Ford’s push to privatize our healthcare.
BREAKING: The main finding of 25 OECD nations is unequivocal: There is a clear link between greater privatization and higher mortality rates, in terms of both the financing and the delivery of health care services. By independent, non-partisan @ccpa
https://t.co/pK7KJjipBY
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BREAKING: The main finding of 25 OECD nations is unequivocal: There is a clear link between greater privatization and higher mortality rates, in terms of both the financing and the delivery of health care services. By independent, non-partisan @ccpa
https://t.co/pK7KJjipBY
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*taps the chart*
Climate myth: Solar and wind are taking over the world No New report from International Energy Agency shows that solar and wind will cover 12-16% of global energy by 2050 Yet, The Guardian claims new report shows renewable “transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump”
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Today @Peter_Tabuns tabled an act in the Ontario Legislature to better protect communities from urban wildfires. We're seeing toxic wildfire smoke in Toronto. Our governments need to be proactive, wildfires don’t respect borders. Learn more: https://t.co/lCgyHYWhMP
#onpoli
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NDP: Time for Ford to take the threat of urban wildfires seriously From @Peter_Tabuns #onpoli
https://t.co/ndHaQbjsrN
ontariondp.ca
QUEEN’S PARK — Shadow Minister for Environment, Conservation, and Parks Peter Tabuns (Toronto—Danforth) is calling on Doug Ford to address the increasing risk of urban wildfires.
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Urban Wildfires: Next Stage in the Climate Crisis. Ontario is not ready for this threat. Introducing a bill today to protect lives and property. https://t.co/GGPTkykI6A via @YouTube
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BREAKING: The Ford government’s controversial education reform bill has passed. The education minister has given himself the power to override school boards. Bill 33 will allow him to establish policies & guidelines, and remove trustees.
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Shamefully Ford jams the anti-education Bill 33 through the house this morning.
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