This is a map of the Province of Ontario. The Greenbelt is a sliver of land in the context of the Province. I was going to draw it on the map but it was as thin as a pencil line at this scale. But an important pencil line - it is the richest farmland in the entire province. It

#ONpoli NEW: Doug Ford in Sept 2019 telling people that he doesn’t believe in the Greenbelt (“putting a swipe of green & calling it green space”) and also celebrates ending rent control to “let the market dictate” rents. Ford claims his Greenbelt position changed in 2022!

Last night at a developer run meeting on Urban Expansion in #HamOnt , citizens asked if they were under any obligation to build homes for 500k like Ford promised. Answer: NOPE!

Investors in the housing market amplify cycles: ramp up price growth on the way up and cause home prices to fall quickly on the way down. This dynamic reinforces the need to build housing as homes rather than housing as investments. This is the fundamental reset we need in

So the Minister isn't asking the legislative committee to see whether facilitators are needed to review regional municipalities ... he's asking the committee to do the work the facilitators were going to do.

Horrific. Unthinkable. 10,000 dead. Swept out to sea by extreme floods as dams collapse. Climate change and extreme weather are only getting worse. At what point will we take the death and suffering from our fossil fuel addiction seriously? theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…

A grim report about climate change in Ontario was kept quiet for 8 months | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

The 1.5 °C threshold will be exceeded this year.

Gripping piece by Liza Featherstone about a major climate victory in New York State. A beacon in these times! In These Times inthesetimes.com/article/new-yo…

Come out to Waterloo Region ACORN's chapter launch event tomorrow!! We'll be voting for our representatives, planning our next campaign, and more!!

Join the Queer Youth Defense, 9AM on September 20th at Kitchener City Hall! Allies and supportive parents are encouraged to attend! More information will be coming out soon about our sign-making session and our safety plan.

Join me this Sat at 2:30pm for a Rally by 50x30 Waterloo Region Tell Doug Ford to keep his Hands Off the Greenbelt! ✊🪧 RSVP at: volunteer.ontariondp.ca/KIC/ #stopFord #stopthesprawl #savethegreenbelt #onpoli

@dchapmanNDP Marit Stiles 50x30 Waterloo Region Kitchener Centre ONDP🍞🌹 Why limit your rally to just the #GreenbeltScandal when there are so many, many reasons to demand that Doug Ford step down immediately? Ford counts on us forgetting previous scandals by having so many different scandals. Try to remember them all. It's exhausting.

The number of people experiencing chronic homelessness in Waterloo Region has grown by 129 per cent since the beginning of 2020 and is on track to triple by 2028 unless urgent action is taken, a report to Waterloo regional council says. kitchener.ctvnews.ca/homelessness-i…

Wow! Packed meeting here in Hamilton as a huge fairground hall with over 1,000 seats is packed with citizens concerned about Greenbelt development forced by Doug Ford’s provincial government. Speak up for a better future! #greenbelt.

I just spoke about this on CTVTheDebate #Greenbelt #GreenbeltScandal

Check out the #Greenbelt #Hero of the day! Dr. Erica Ferguson, a physician at the Markdale hospital, had a message for @Fordnation during this morning press conference. Thank you Erica for your courage in speaking up! #GreenbeltGrab #Markdale #onpoli