By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Canada Day is our nation’s birthday, and it is also the unofficial start of what is a busy summer full of events across our area. And as an historical note, I’ll add that since July 1, 1868, Canadians have been celebrating the birth of Canada, which was on July 1,
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Just before the Easter holiday weekend, the Ontario Government announced more changes to development policy that would change the longstanding policy of not allowing lot severances off farms. The changes were wrapped up in Bill 97 — the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, as well as a new provincial planning
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady It’s been a year since Haldimand-Norfolk elected me as its Member of Provincial Parliament. It’s been a year I will never forget. Last June 2nd the people of Haldimand-Norfolk did something truly courageous by going to the ballot box and choosing an independent. Since that time, it’s been my mission to be
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady The Second World War was a dark time in Canada’s history, and many may not know that Haldimand County was an integral part of our air training program. Although there were no air raids in Canada, most towns nationwide had air raid sirens. It was a time most can’t imagine.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 5, 2023 QUEEN’S PARK— Will the Ontario government protect the good paying jobs at Nanticoke? That was the question Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Bobbi Ann Brady asked in the Ontario Legislature this morning. Brady pointed to the government’s creation of Provincially Significant Employment Zones in 2019, which she said was a good idea.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 5, 2023 QUEEN’S PARK – Local MPP Bobbi Ann Brady presented petitions in the Ontario Legislature today calling on the province to tell the federal government it will not be participating in its gun buyback scheme. The petition is based on a move by the federal government to have policing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 2, 2023 SIMCOE – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Bobbi Ann Brady is encouraged by the announcement of a program to address abandoned gas wells. In March, Brady called on the Ontario government to deal with abandoned gas wells. Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry Graydon Smith announced today the government would be rolling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 31, 2023 QUEEN’S PARK— On the (WHO) World Health Organization’s World No Tobacco Day, Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Bobbi Ann Brady urges the WHO to shift their focus and efforts from the growers of a legal product to the real pressing issue of the loss of food-producing agricultural land. “The WHO’s heart
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Last week I was part of an event hosted by the Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie to promote careers in the trades. Dubbed Epic Jobs 2023, the event was held at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre in Brantford. About 1,600 Grade 7 and 8 students from the Grand Erie
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 30, 2023 QUEEN’S PARK— Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Bobbi Ann Brady chided the government for delaying Bill 97 consultations. She also asked for clarity on the proposal, which is now seemingly under revision. The original proposal made allowances for each Ontario farm to have three severances, but Premier Ford seems to be stepping