CAEH and SCATEH have set up a tool to help send a letter to #Barrie City Council and denounce the cruel by-law which would make it an offence to help people experiencing homelessness. Send a letter ⬇️ action.caeh.ca/barrie

Community Legal Clinic of York Region and Shannon Down (lead counsel on a recent case upholding the rights of homeless residents in Waterloo Region) have written to #Barrie City Council asking to reconsider by-laws banning people from providing help on public property

#BreakingNews - "The City of Barrie is voting on an extreme by-law, which will stop anyone from helping out people experiencing homelessness by offering them food, water, blankets, or any material help at all." Please sign and share to stop this. action.caeh.ca/barrie?fbclid=…

Penalizing those who are just trying to help their neighbours in need is no solution—it's dehumanizing and downright cruel. We urgently need more safe, accessible, supportive transitional and permanent housing. #onpoli thestar.com/news/canada/20…

This—plus the irreversible environmental impacts of paving over critical agricultural lands—is why I've asked the Auditor General to investigate... ...an investigation that De Gasperis has now lawyered up to try and avoid. cbc.ca/news/canada/to… #HandsOffTheGreenbelt #onpoli

BREAKING: Special Counsel Jack Smith sounds the alarm and urges Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon not to let the new indictments push back the date of the ex-president's trial. This is absolutely CRUCIAL and the decision could have far rippling effects. Donald Trump is slated

Ford's Conservatives chose to withhold $1.7 billion from health care in Ontario last year. Leaving money on the table like this means ERs aren't open when people really need it. They don't seem to care that their choices have real consequences for ordinary Ontarians. #onpoli

Premier Doug Ford told the Auditor General that he didn’t participate in the Greenbelt extraction land selection and didn’t know about it until they were already picked by a political staffer. He told the Ontario Legislature a different story in April. #onpoli

At AMO #AMO2023, the head of the Chiefs of Ontario just called for the Minister of Municipal Affairs & Housing and his Chief of Staff to resign to a packed room and applause- just before the Premier speaks. A Very Intersting Moment in #onpoli

By far the biggest jaw-dropped in the integrity commissioner report so far: typed notes from a meeting indicate the Premier directly gave files about three sites to Ryan Amato. Amato, Premier Ford and Premier's Office staff deny this.

Premier Doug Ford states that the Integrity Commissioner found that there was “no influence” from developers. That’s not true. The IC report found that two developers had direct conversions with the government about removing their land from the Greenbelt. #Onpoli

Wowzers. Frankly the same can be said for Ford & his cabinet. The “what aboutism” is not an answer. Just answer with honesty Ford. We can tell you can’t do that.

Premier Ford appears to be blaming Colin for having a “nice” home (does having a home disqualify you from holding government to account?) Does Premier know where I live? Will that come up in a televised press conference if I ask a question?

The rot continues to be exposed and seemingly is getting bigger than just #GreenbeltGiveaway

👀 One of the Ford government’s appointees to the Greenbelt Foundation has direct ties to a developer who was granted a Greenbelt land carve-out…worth a read 👇 #onpoli #GreenbeltScandal

Ford is cornered & desperate to change the channel on his Greenbelt corruption scandal. Once again, he’s using extreme language to try and sow fear, cause harm & divide people instead of being a leader. You deserve so much better than this. #ONpoli

You might be interested in a counter rally which is being organized for Sept 20th at Barrie City Hall, 70 Collier Street. Education, labour, and 2SLGBTQIA+ allies are hoping to occupy the space before the right wing hate group 1MillionMarch4Children start their march at 11 am.

#HandsOffTheGreenbelt #GreenbeltScandal SCGC @ecojustice_ca EnvironmentalDefence Wilderness Committee Ontario Office #SimcoeCounty #YorkRegion

BREAKING: The Ontario NDP Official Opposition has found that Ford Conservatives have so far issued as many Minister’s Zoning Orders to benefit just the guests at a single Ford family wedding reception as the previous government issued during its entire 15 years in power. 1/5

Very well said John Vanthof, MPP Timiskaming-Cochrane. Thank you!