By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady You may remember back at the end of August I wrote about my work in Ottawa at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), and in that column, I told you I made it my mission to find out whether other municipalities were receiving additional funds beyond regular allocations. It
For immediate release: November 21, 2024 QUEEN’S PARK – Now is the time to convey concerns to multiple Ontario government ministries with respect to an imminent request for a Ministerial Zoning Order (MZO) from Empire Homes. The request/application, if granted, will give the green light for the development of a city of 15,000 homes, 40,000
For immediate release: November 18, 2024 QUEEN’S PARK— MPP Bobbi Ann Brady is disappointed the PC government voted against one of her opposition colleagues’ Bill 195, Cutting Taxes on Small Businesses Act, 2024. Bill 195 would provide tax relief for Ontario’s small businesses by cutting the effective small business tax rate in half, from 3.2 per
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady It feels good three-weeks back in the thick of things at Queen’s Park, which runs until December 11th. It goes quickly with my long to-do list. On my to-do list is the Townsend Land Assembly. In early summer, to satisfy many constituents’ and my curiosity, I started asking the Ontario
For immediate release: November 7, 2024 QUEEN’S PARK – Bobbi Ann Brady, MPP for Haldimand-Norfolk, today stood during Remembrance tributes in the Ontario Legislature and spoke in honour of our brave Canadian veterans past and present, those who fell, survivors, regiments, squadrons, and military service organizations. Brady impressed upon her colleagues how important it is
For immediate release: November 7, 2024 QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Bobbi Ann Brady rose in the Ontario Legislature to honour the memory of Haldimand County councillor and former mayor Marie Trainer. Ms. Trainer passed away October 31st from complications sustained nearly two months after being involved in a serious motor vehicle collision. “I met Marie
For immediate release: November 6, 2024 Queen’s Park—MPP Bobbi Ann Brady today stood in the Ontario Legislature to ask Premier Ford point blank about his plans for the 567 hectares of land the Ontario government transferred to and holds under the Ministry of Indigenous Affairs and Economic Reconciliation at Townsend. “Speaker, through you to the
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Last week brought Halloween and, courtesy of Ontario’s Minister of Finance, the Fall Economic Statement (FES). Although this mini-budget is predictive of an early spring election call, and this is an ostensibly conservative government, I can’t say it resembled a particularly conservative tactic. It was packed with plenty of spending
For immediate release: October 31, 2024 Queen’s Park—Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Bobbi Ann Brady says it’s long past due to create a permanent reminder of the sacrifices Canadian military veterans and soldiers have made and continue to make for society’s gift of freedom. Yesterday, Brady tabled a motion in the Ontario Legislature that reads: That, in the
For immediate release: October 30, 2024 QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Bobbi Ann Brady is pouring over pages of Fall Economic Statement and feels at first glance, it’s another missed opportunity for this government. “I was hard pressed to find anything in the Fall Economic Statement (FES) that matters to Ontario Families, let alone families in Haldimand-Norfolk,”