By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady We have heard the warnings about Ontario’s demand for electricity, and according to Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), the province’s demand for electricity is forecast to increase by 75 per cent by 2050 – this is equivalent of adding four and a half cities the size of Toronto to
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
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Over the past week, many of us have participated in services and events honouring our Canadian veterans and soldiers. We witnessed the spectacular colours, sounds and traditions of our regiments, squadrons, veteran and military organizations, like the sight and sound of a lone bugler playing the Last Post. Such ceremonies
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
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
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
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”