ON land use management states, 'There’s no need to show need for a new pit or quarry. As much gravel shall be made available as possible and no discussion of whether it’s needed shall be allowed.” #fordiskillingus #reformgravelminingnow #socialcommons
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Private clinic told couple cataract surgery would req 3-5 year wait at local hospital
- Couple later found out, after paying private clinic to do surgery, wait time at hospital ranges from 3-6 months

And, per Waterloo Health Coalition, is covered by OHIP

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📢 I emailed Premier Doug Ford & my MPP to support LCBO workers.
💙 LCBO generates $2.5 billion annually to support public services like healthcare & education.
🚨 We must #KeepLCBOPublic act.newmode.social/850954355t
#Justice4Workers #ONpoli OPSEU

Ford encouraged WR to expropriate farmland for industry

⏩Canacre- US Dev Corp is offering $35,000 an acre
⏩Shovel-ready industrial land is worth $1-million an acre

Class 1 farmland is being taken and farmers are being ripped off!

#GreenbeltScandal

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NEW: ⁦CBC News⁩ investigation reveals how a few big companies are behind a large proportion of applications at Ontario’s Landlord & Tenant Board to raise rent above province’s annual rent control guideline.
Solid reporting here by ⁦Aloysius Wong⁩ cbc.ca/news/investiga…

Still waiting for an apology from all the Stans who insisted he was legit.

Stop believing this guy.

Hamiltonian, John Godfrey, creative director of Chargefield, won the jury award for his brilliant playbill for 7 Beats Per Minute at the South by Southwest Film Festival.

Bravo John for tying together multiple facets of Jessea Lu’s morphoses!

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𝙹𝚘𝚎 𝚅𝚒𝚙𝚘𝚗𝚍 [email protected] I distinctly remember that no one had any problem understanding the scene in Outbreak (1995) where Dustin Hoffman looks up at the ceiling vent and realizes the virus is airborne. Or did everyone find that plot twist too complicated to follow?

Is Ford flip flopping on his promise to stop the Campbellville quarry? Quarry is a waste of taxpayers' money and time -there are 6000+ mines in ON #stopthequarry #Milton thetrillium.ca/news/politics/…

Paul Webster has done some great reporting on Highway 413.

❤️ These 3 activists launched this.

Let’s not give up! Join the webinar on Thursday night at 7 pm: act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/147651/pe…

Please RSVP: Watershed Re-Orientation wellingtonwaterwatchers.ca/watershed_re-o…

An evening of grim reading.
Or I guess one could just rely on the title, to tell us everything we need to know about the latest from Doug Ford: ontariohealthcoalition.ca/index.php/rele…
🙏OntarioHealthCoal'n
Remember when Doug Ford said this...?
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These brave young people are suing the biggest polluter in the world -- but they’re being silenced! Join our call urging President Biden to let these young people tell their stories in court. #YouthvGov secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/sa…

% change in homebuyers since 2015

Canada should be a paid plasma free zone.
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Pardon moi?
Ford overruled Halton’s Official Plan voted by a MAJORITY of democratically elected councillors.
No one wants costly sprawl except a small minority including Mayor Krantz, Zeeshan Hamid, (now PC candidate), and a few sprawl speculators.

Award-winning director Yuqi Kang’s feature documentary 7 Beats Per Minute parallels Jessea Lu's physical and mental journey back from the depths, with intimate cinéma vérité camerawork, astonishing underwater imagery and raw personal interviews.
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Ford is auditing conservation lands in Ontario with an eye to selling off some.
We need an MPP in Milton who will stand up against the paving of farmland and the sell off of conservation lands.
Vote in by-election on May 2nd.

Jessea Lu is a legendary competitive freediver. But in the silence of the deep, it’s impossible to hide from oneself.
7 Beats Per Minute follows Jessea’s journey back from the depths with astonishing underwater imagery & raw personal interviews.
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