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Event: Greenbelt Organizing Meeting

Join us for an in-person organizing session to advocate for protection of the Greenbelt.
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Public Letter – Local MPPs Accountable for Greenbelt Scandal

Dear MPP Downey, MPP Dunlop and MPP Mulroney, In December of 2022, you and your cabinet colleagues signed off on removal of 7400 acres of Greenbelt lands. Thanks to a thorough investigation by the Auditor General the public now knows that the process that led to your approval of Greenbelt takeouts was “biased” and gave “preferential treatment” to a select few developers…
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Photo of a field with a sunset in the distance. There's a tree branch overhead near the photography, and a partial treeline on the left in the distance. The field is bright green grass, and the sky is rich yellow, orange, and blue hues. Credit Benjamin Davies.

Media Statement – Auditor General on Greenbelt Take-Outs

Local MPPs complicit in $8.3 billion dollar Greenbelt land grab.
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Bradford Bypass – Take Action!

The proposed Bradford Bypass highway is likely to degrade air quality in the Bradford area, impacting resident’s health. Tell decision makers that your health is more important than the Premier’s developer buddies profits.
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Research: Air Quality Impacts of the Bradford Bypass

It is increasingly clear that policies that promote increased vehicle traffic should be seen as a last resort, and implemented only where no other options are possible.
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The Whale: Confessions of a “Bad” Climate Activist

We all see them—the posers. The ones who say they’re environmentally conscious, but then they do things like use disposable diapers and single use plastics, drive a pickup truck, feed their kids pre-packaged food, travel by plane, or live in a suburb. Just like me.
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Photo of a field with a sunset in the distance. There's a tree branch overhead near the photography, and a partial treeline on the left in the distance. The field is bright green grass, and the sky is rich yellow, orange, and blue hues. Credit Benjamin Davies.

Press Release: SCGC Welcomes Federal Intervention on Greenbelt

In Simcoe County three of our local MPPs – MPP Dunlop, MPP Downey and MPP Mulroney – are directly responsible, as members of cabinet, for approving the Greenbelt takeouts.
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Letter to the Editor: Province hasn’t been upfront on Bradford Bypass

Freedom of Information requests obtained by the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition show that the province is not being upfront regarding the Bradford Bypass.
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The Whale: What Would Roosevelt Think (Who knows, he’s dead.)

A short essay on conservatism, conservationism, environmentalism and why all of the above are important.
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