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Private Clinics Will Not Solve Our Current Healthcare Crisis

jvanthofco

Jan 17
2 min

Private Clinics Will Not Solve Our Current Healthcare Crisis

January 17, 2023 Premier Ford is continuing to dismantle our publicly-funded, publicly-delivered healthcare system. First, he restricted the wages of publicly-paid healthcare workers. Now that our public hospitals can't keep up because of staffing shortages, Premier Ford’s solution is to allow new private hospitals to open with no wage restrictions. This will result in no labour shortages at the private hospitals, because of higher wages; they will also get paid more per pro

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jvanthofco

Nov 23, 2022
1 min

Former mayor Vic Fedeli's silence on proposed changes to Ontario municipal democracy speaks volumes

The former mayor of North Bay refuses to answer the question of whether he supports his government's bill... ... that allows just one third (1/3) of a municipal council to pass a law. Silence speaks volumes. #onpoli #ontario #democracy #Municipal #fairness #municipalities #GoodGovernance #northernontario #rural #awkward

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jvanthofco

Nov 18, 2022
2 min

Something smells at the lagoon

Serious sewage lagoon concerns remain in Armstrong Twp, despite ON Env. Minister Piccini's response #onpoli #Ontario #humansewage #sewagelagoon #ontag #rural #wellwater #wellsteward #cleanwater #OntarioMOE #ministryoftheenvironment #Timiskaming #Cochrane #Temiskaming #farmland #stewardship #environmentalassessment #municipal #safety HANSARD EXCERPT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO - ASSEMBLÉE LÉGISLATIVE DE L’ONTARIO Wednesday 16 November 2022 - Mercredi 16 novembre 2022 Memb

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jvanthofco

Nov 18, 2022
3 min

The Minister's refusal to even talk about the loss of farmland... says volumes

#onpoli #ontag #greenbelt #agriculture #farmland #foodsecurity #rural #lisathompson #steveclark #dougford #ontario #farming #food #farmersfeedcities #rural HANSARD EXCERPT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO - ASSEMBLÉE LÉGISLATIVE DE L’ONTARIO Wednesday 16 November 2022 - Mercredi 16 novembre 2022 QUESTION PERIOD Land use planning Mr. John Vanthof: My question is to the Minister of Agriculture. Every day in Ontario, we lose 320 acres of farmland—farmland that is paved over and w

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Official Opposition vows to keep fighting for investments as Conservatives sit on billions

jvanthofco

Nov 15, 2022
2 min

Official Opposition vows to keep fighting for investments as Conservatives sit on billions

Once again, the Ford government has ignored the real issues that Ontarians are facing: #onpoli #ontario #finance #hospital #onhealth #onted Official Opposition vows to keep fighting for investments as Conservatives sit on billions November 14, 2022 QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario’s NDP is vowing to keep fighting for urgent investments in health care and education, as well as cost of living help, as Doug Ford puts forward a Fall Economic Statement that bakes in a worsening hospitals cr

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jvanthofco

Nov 14, 2022
3 min

Vanthof: Once you pave Ontario's Greenbelt, it will NEVER grow food for Ontarians - ever again.

Paving over the #Greenbelt isn't about #housing. Premier Doug Ford's own housing task force even said it should be protected. Once you pave #Ontario's #greenbelt, it will NEVER grow food -YOUR food- ever again. #onpoli #ontag #farmland #foodsecurity #agriculture #farming #farmer #food #sustainability HANSARD EXCERPT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO - ASSEMBLÉE LÉGISLATIVE DE L’ONTARIO Monday 14 November 2022 - Lundi 14 novembre 2022 QUESTION PERIOD Land use planning Mr. John V

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Ontario kids pay the price for Ford’s refusal to negotiate a fair deal with education workers

jvanthofco

Nov 3, 2022
1 min

Ontario kids pay the price for Ford’s refusal to negotiate a fair deal with education workers

Everyone in the province wants to have kids in school. The Ford government has decided to trample the rights of the lowest paid education workers to do it. Tragically, it will result in a even bigger shortage of workers, as this government is forcing education workers out of the system. Our kids will suffer. #onpoli #ontario #students #Education #EducationWorkers #educationmatters #onted #strike #Labour #workersrights

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Ontario kids will pay the price if Ford drives education workers away: NDP

jvanthofco

Nov 1, 2022
1 min

Ontario kids will pay the price if Ford drives education workers away: NDP

We are doing everything we can to stop this trampling of the basic right of association: #onpoli #education #schools #ontario #onted #labour #worker #union

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jvanthofco

Oct 26, 2022
3 min

Vanthof: Time to take "saving farmland" seriously!

My comments on the food security motion passed today regarding the loss of farmland #ontag #agriculture #ontario HANSARD EXCERPT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO - Wednesday 26 October 2022 Private Members’ Public Business - Agri-food industry Mr. John Vanthof: "It’s an honour to be able to rise today and speak to the motion from the member from Brantford–Brant, specifically about food security and agriculture. We are fully in favour of the motion, as far as it goes. It bring

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jvanthofco

Aug 2, 2022
1 min

Unregulated developments impact Northern Ontario's residents & land lease tenants alike

The provincial government is turning a blind eye to the increasing number of unregulated developments in unorganized townships ... while residents who comply with the regs are being denied severances. Do the rules not apply to all? Will the Minister step in to protect the environment? #onpoli #rural #northernontario #housing #environment #regulation #Ontario #Municipal Rural Ontario Municipal Association Association of Municipalities of Ontario HANSARD EXCERPT:

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