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  • Reverse Bill 5!
  • Protect our farmland
  • Build more homes people can afford

 

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Wellington-Halton Hills Greens

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Wellington-Halton Hills Greens
"His legacy is priceless in this time of cynicism and ennui."We have the power to act, so let's rise up and keep fighting for social and ecological justice. As Wab Kinew wrote in his tribute to Stephen Lewis, "it is going to be hard, but it is going to be worth it.""Few people in Canada today stand out as role models to inspire young people, and now we have lost a man who galvanized the world. Stephen Lewis was the greatest orator I have ever heard. With a brilliant mind, tenacious commitment to socialism and wicked sense of humour, he was a formidable political and social force. As the son of federal NDP leader David Lewis, Stephen’s career in politics was inevitable. He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 1963 and served as Ontario NDP leader from 1970 to 1978. Although he never led his party to victory, he elevated the NDP to official opposition in Ontario. It was at the international level that Stephen made his greatest contribution. Respected by his political opponents, he was recommended to be Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations by Ontario Progressive Conservative Premier Bill Davis, and Progressive Conservative Prime Minister Brian Mulroney appointed him (1984 to 1988). He became deputy executive director of UNICEF (1995 – 1999) and the UN secretary general’s special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa (2001–2006). He loved Africa. It was there in the heart of the AIDS epidemic that he fought for anti-retroviral drugs for Africans and created a movement to support grandmothers who were the primary caregivers of children orphaned by AIDS. Despite a medical prediction that cancer would claim him within months, he beat the time by several years, all while vibrantly engaged in concern for the world. His legacy is priceless in this time of cynicism and ennui." — David Suzuki Our deepest condolences go out to his wife, Michele Landsberg, and his children, Ilana, Jenny and Avi, and to all who knew him. ... See MoreSee Less

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WHH Residents Speak Up

Dear Editor:

Bill 5 is a disaster for the environment and our democracy.

“You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone,” sang Joni Mitchell. This is a wake-up call to us all that if we don’t act, we may lose much of what we value as Ontarians and Canadians.

The riding of Wellington-Halton Hills is blessed. We’re surrounded by the Greenbelt, fertile farmland and the magnificent Niagara Escarpment.

These natural assets store carbon, cool the atmosphere and absorb flooding while providing critical habitat for diverse species, including humans.

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Bill 5 ‘a disaster’
Jeannine d’Entremont, Halton Hills
Wellington Advertiser, May 5, 2025

Dear Editor:

I have been silent thus far on Bill 5. I have let others sound the alarm, stand up and against this dangerous legislation that threatens our democracy, our environment and consultation with our Indigenous nations. I have hoped against hope that Conservative MPPs would have learned from the debacle of the Greenbelt scandal.

Bill 5 raises the stakes to a whole new consequential level under the guise of “special economic zones.”

Bill 5 is high-handed opportunism, reactionary and disrespectful.

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Silent no more
Cinda Richardson, Fergus
Wellington Advertiser, June 14, 2025

Dear Editor:

Despite significant opposition from Indigenous groups, diverse civil society organizations and thousands of Ontarians, the Government of Ontario passed Bill 5 last week.

This legislation infringes on Indigenous rights, gives unchecked powers to provincial ministers, dismantles protections for Ontario’s most vulnerable species, overrides municipal planning and undermines democratic processes.

The public outcry about Bill 5 has been deafening from groups across sectors. More than 100 national, provincial and local organizations signed a joint letter opposing the replacement of the Endangered Species Act.

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Unchecked powers
John Hassell, Ontario Nature
Wellington Advertiser, June 11, 2025

Dear Editor:

Premier Doug Ford claims Bill 5 will “Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy.”

This bill will not protect Ontarians like you and me. In fact, part of the bill, the “Special Economic Zones Act,” removes the very laws and regulations that are meant to protect us, so that companies can more quickly profit. The bill even includes protection against lawsuits for projects within special Ford zones.

What happens when for-profit companies are unleashed? Here are some imaginable futures …

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Making the rich richer
Ailsa Kay, Fergus
Wellington Advertiser, August 13, 2025

Dear Editor:

Doug Ford is at it again! He wanted to break up the Greenbelt to make developers millions of dollars. He was called out by voters and his own MPPs and finally reversed course. Now he has devised another way to grab land and power in Bill 5.

The bill ignores environmental legislation and protections, archeological investigations, and consultation with the First Nations.

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‘Pay-to-play’ land grab
Donna McCaw, Elora
Wellington Advertiser, July 23, 2025

The Protect Our Food Act

Proposed by Ontario Greens Leader and Guelph MPP Mike Schreiner and Independent MPP for Haldimand–Norfolk Bobbi Ann Brady

Here in Wellington and Halton:

  • 2,600+ farms grow what our families eat.
  • 12% of Ontario’s dairy cattle and milk production.
  • 10% of the province’s poultry and egg farms.
  • 8% of hog and pig operations.

Halton Hills’ agri-business sector adds $50 million to the local economy each year — and its greenhouses and nurseries are major local employers.

Once farmland is destroyed, it’s gone forever.

  • In the past 35 years, Ontario has lost 2.8 million acres — 18% of farmland.
  • Farmland loss is accelerating: 319 acres per day (about nine family farms per week).

Local stakes

  • A Mississauga developer is appealing to the Ontario Land Tribunal to turn Class A farmland north of Elora/Salem into sprawl — in direct opposition to the Township’s efforts to protect farmland.
  • The Township is fighting for farmland; the Province is siding with developers.

But with the Protect Our Food Act, communities like ours will have a chance to defend local farms.

What can you do?

  • Email Joseph Racinsky to support the Foodbelt
  • Sign the petition
  • Donate locally to the Wellington-Halton Hills Constituency Association

Make a difference today. Protect Ontario farmland.

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