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

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

#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

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: