By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady I continually interact with constituents, and each person gives me their opinion of the Ontario government and the job I’m doing. Recently, I was invited to a town hall meeting in Port Dover to discuss our healthcare system. The discussion centred around Bill 60, Your Health Act (2023). Before I
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 20, 2023 QUEEN’S PARK – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Bobbi Ann Brady warned of the consequences of inaction while asking a question about uncapped legacy gas wells in Haldimand-Norfolk and Southwestern Ontario. “In Norfolk County alone there are 2,634 dormant wells — one of which has been in the news for years,” Brady
nine affordable housing units FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2023 DUNNVILLE – True Experience is adding nine more affordable housing units in Dunnville that will support people with mental health and addiction challenges. The Ontario government provided more than $1.7 million through the Social Services Relief Fund to create the units. Each home has three
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Ontario’s farm and arable land is finite, it’s non-renewable. In debate last Wednesday of my Private Member’s Bill – Bill 62 – I asked members of the Ontario Legislature to take pause and ponder this important fact. Once our productive land is paved over there’s no making more, there’s no
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 10, 2023 QUEEN’S PARK – Bill 62 the Farmland and Arable Land Strategy Act, 2023, was defeated in the Ontario Legislature yesterday on second reading. In a vote of 68-29, all parties except the governing members, voted in favour of the legislation. The bill would have required the Minister of Agriculture,
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Last Tuesday was the 17th anniversary of the Douglas Creek Estates’ land occupation in Caledonia. Seventeen years later, two governments later, nothing has changed except a second occupied site. There needs to be leadership or clarity regarding productive Indigenous relations on development matters. On the anniversary, I seized the opportunity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 8, 2023 Queen’s Park – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Bobbi Ann Brady asked the Ontario Government to include hospice care in its upcoming Spring Budget. Brady took time in the Ontario Legislature today to discuss palliative care in the riding and a proposed hospice. “I rise today to talk about a pretty
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady On Tuesday, February 21st, I proudly introduced my first Private Members’ Bill (PMB). The PMB is entitled Bill 62, An Act to provide for the development of a farmland and arable land strategy and an advisory committee on farmland and arable land.” This legislation is close to my heart because it’s my
For immediate release: March 1, 2023 QUEEN’S PARK—Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Bobbi Ann Brady, on the 17th anniversary of the Douglas Creek Estates land occupation, asked the Minister of Indigenous Affairs Greg Rickford, with whom Haldimand County should be consulting at Six Nations. “Would-be investors and developers are scared away from Haldimand County because they aren’t sure
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Like my tea by the time I finished reading it, The Ontario Budget left me feeling lukewarm. Overall, I felt there was nothing dynamic in the Budget. The past three years have been difficult. But as my predecessor taught me, we have government for a reason. It’s government’s job to