By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady People ask how politicians avoid answering questions. Truth, many talk about what they want you to hear rather than the question asked. While at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) in London recently, someone suggested to me that it’s a real talent to avoid the question and believes many
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Fall brings with it mixed emotions – the joy that a new season is upon us mixed with the realization that summer is over. The name says it all with Hagersville Summer’s End Festival taking place on Sept. 2. While in that area of Haldimand County, Ruthven National Historic Site
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady I loathe getting groceries. I am indecisive, and I have been known to impulse buy. Surely, I am not alone in that a trip to the grocery store these days is downright depressing. The only highlight is coming across you, the constituents of Haldimand-Norfolk, who brighten the trip. That being
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Ontario’s Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk delivered a report last week that revealed what many of us have suspected – developers had a massive influence over the Ontario government’s Greenbelt land swap. I saw shades of the Nanticoke development proposal in the Special Report on Changes to the Greenbelt. First and foremost,
By Bobbi Ann Brady Haldimand-Norfolk MPP As we rush towards meeting the prime minister’s imposed deadline of ending production of fossil fuel vehicles by 2030, many unanswered questions remain. In case you missed it, Toyota was recently under fire when company president Akio Toyoda questioned if EVs should be pursued as the only option for
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady A few weeks ago, I attended the Council of State Governments Midwestern Legislative Conference in Detroit. In my social media feeds, which primarily included photos of what I saw in Detroit, I promised to write about what I learned. The first session was with Kansas State Representative Mari-Lynn Poskin, who
By Bobbi Ann Brady When we consider people who uphold the law, we think of those who protect our greatest resource – people and their property. But there are resources that are protected daily by other people who carry a gun and enforce the law. They are Conservation Officers (COs). In short, COs protect our natural
By Bobbi Ann Brady MPP In the beginning of July, I had the pleasure of heading next door to Elgin for the Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) meeting. And the next day accompanied them on a portion of their farm tour. My brain was tweaked with interesting new observations and increased knowledge of how farms are operating
By Bobbi Ann Brady MPP Summertime and music in Haldimand-Norfolk go hand in hand, and toe to toe on the dance floor I might add. There’s a long tradition of music festivals or at least music being played at gatherings. Currently on tap we’ve got Hagersville Rocks with their exciting line-up featuring the likes of
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Since the earliest days of Haldimand-Norfolk, fishing has been an integral part of not only the economy but also a way for people to put food on the table. This week is the annual Free Family Fishing week in Ontario when Canadian residents can fish without a license. Normally, residents