By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady It was in a sense back to school for me as the Ontario Legislature resumed after an 18-week hiatus. It felt good to get back because there are so many issues that must be addressed for you. I have had time to reflect on the first week back and it
For immediate release: October 23, 2024 QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Bobbi Ann Brady once again stood in the Ontario Legislature to ask the Minister of Transportation to provide a start date for long-overdue Argyle Street Bridge reconstruction in Caledonia. Brady also asked when traffic lights will be installed at the dangerous Highway 6 and Haldibrook Road
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Since my election in 2022, I have been getting swamped with feedback voicing opposition to dropping a city of 40,000 into the Nanticoke Industrial Park, and conversely, mega-support for my efforts asking the Ford government for carbon tax relief. I’ve written letters, asked questions and made statements at Queen’s Park,
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Next week, I will be dividing my time between the Pink Palace (Queen’s Park), and our wonderful area. I have my marching orders about what you want me to tell Premier Ford. Throughout the summer and fall, you have been sharing your concerns. And I had the distinct pleasure of
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady I’ve written about the crisis in Ontario’s homecare and healthcare systems, but there’s another storm brewing in the province, and this time, it affects young families. The number of young families contacting me who cannot find childcare for their babies and toddlers is unprecedented. The waitlists are very long and
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady In the past I’ve spoken about the monopoly on a good idea as it relates to business at Queen’s Park. There are many bad ideas that go around at the pink palace, but there are many good ones that you rarely hear about because they come from the “wrong people”
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Men in this province are still waiting for the Ontario Government to cover Prostate-Specific Antigen testing (PSA). Ontario is one of the only provinces in Canada that does not have the test available for free through a provincial health plan. In Ontario, it costs about $42.50 to take the test.
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Despite Haldimand-Norfolk being a prosperous food-producing region of Ontario, we are not immune from the financial pressures being felt across Ontario and Canada. These are tough economic times for many folks right in our own backyard. The past four years since the pandemic seem like a blur, but the economic
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Things are far from purr-fect when it comes to animal control in the area. In Ontario, animal welfare services falls under the Ministry of the Solicitor General, which is responsible for enforcing the Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act. The chief animal welfare inspector and provincial animal welfare inspectors, including inspectors with specialized
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady It’s Wednesday, August 28, 2024, and I’ve just returned home from the Haldimand-Norfolk Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario summer barbecue. It’s nice to get together as a celebration of sorts as they wrap up their respective harvests. There are so many unknowns in farming and elements out of the farmer’s