By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Over the past few weeks, I’ve met with both physicians and nurse practitioners at Queen’s Park. The physicians tell me they are overwhelmed and bogged down with paperwork. Nurse practitioners tell me they are underutilized. Just a few days ago, a report to Norfolk County council outlined how dire the
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 24, 2023 SIMCOE – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP had kudos for the provincial and federal governments new CAP agriculture funding to expand production capacity and boost energy efficiency in the agriculture and food sector but questioned when the increase in RMP funding was coming. Announced Monday, the Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Partnership (CAP) through
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Home care is a great idea, and one that most Ontario residents support, but the problem is government can’t get it right. Let’s start with the agency overseeing home care. It used to be there was a local Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) to oversee home care. This was a
For immediate release: November 21, 2023 QUEEN’S PARK—Constituents continually tell MPP Bobbi Ann Brady that life is becoming unaffordable. The Haldimand-Norfolk MPP will take every opportunity to try to ease the financial pain people are feeling. This is why she voted yesterday in support of Motion 70, which called for the Government of Canada to
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady On Nov. 2, the Ontario government released its 2023 Fall Economic Statement (FES). I see it as more orange than lemon – or a little sweet, a tiny bit sour. As a fiscal conservative, I’m not thrilled deficits turned out to be higher than projected in the spring budget. They projected
For immediate release: November 15, 2023 QUEEN’S PARK—MPP Bobbi Ann Brady today implored Minister of Agriculture Lisa Thompson to truly listen and understand the needs of Ontario farmers. Needs that include the Beef Farmers of Ontario’s (BFO) request for a $100 million bump up to the Ontario Risk Management Program (RMP). “(Minister Thompson in the
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 9, 2023 SIMCOE – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Bobbi Ann Brady is echoing the voices of local livestock groups in calling for the area to be part of the government’s recently announced Veterinary Incentive Program. First announced in this spring’s budget, details of the Veterinary Incentive Program were released in late October when
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Last week, I stood twice – once to give a member’s statement and once as a special tribute – in the Ontario Legislature to talk about some of the people, events and projects in Haldimand-Norfolk that aim to do just that – create year-long remembrance of those who served and
For immediate release: November 2, 2023 QUEEN’S PARK— Bobbi Ann Brady, MPP again stood at Queen’s Park to express her gratitude to the thousands of Canadian veterans who fought and sacrificed their lives for the freedoms we enjoy. As she did last week in the Ontario Legislature, she voiced her support for their year-long remembrance
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Small businesses are the economic engines of our Ontario communities and help define, in our case, our rural way of life. When out and about at events in the riding, I usually make a point of trying to stop into a small business or two, talk to the owners and