By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Farm meeting season usually happens in the dead of winter, when the fields are quiet and there is a little more time to gather around a table. But over the past few weeks, I’ve had the privilege of attending a handful of agricultural meetings and get-togethers. It is a good
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady When you live in rural Ontario there are things you understand a little differently. You understand a trail isn’t simply a line on a map but rather a pastime for families, an opportunity for tourism and therefore an economic driver. Beautiful Haldimand-Norfolk has a tremendous network of trails and rural
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady As I travel across Haldimand-Norfolk, the conversation inevitably turns to the October 26th municipal election. People ask me what I have seen, what I think, and sometimes, who I believe should lead our communities for the next four years. I will always give people my honest opinion even if it’s
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady The annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference has wrapped up in Ottawa. You may have seen news reports over the past week coming out of AMO that Ontario’s minister of municipal affairs and housing, along with the parliamentary secretary to the federal minister of housing and infrastructure announced
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady One of the great privileges of living in our neck of the woods is enjoying the outdoors. Whether it’s walking local trails, working on a farm, spending time at the cottage, or simply enjoying our own backyards, this community is surrounded by, I believe, the most beautiful natural spaces in
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady As I sit writing this column, rain is teeming down. The fields need it and I know some farmers who have spent the past few weeks irrigating; or ‘irritating’ as we called it in my younger days. But you likely heard the city of St. Catharines was recently drenched by
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady For the past four years, I have been advocating alongside Haldimand Mayor Shelley Ann Bentley for a major energy project at the Nanticoke Industrial Park. In fact, in November 2024, I encouraged you, the residents of Haldimand-Norfolk to reach out to key cabinet ministers, including the energy minister, to let
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Mental Health Awareness Month. I expected a few comments and perhaps a few smiles. What I didn’t expect was one of the most powerful conversations I’ve ever had on social media. The response was overwhelming. Thousands engaged with the post, but what struck me most wasn’t the number of likes
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP), a program that has quietly become one of the most important partnerships supporting Ontario agriculture and Canada’s food supply. It is also a reminder that behind every basket of strawberries, cucumbers, tomatoes and apples grown in Ontario are thousands of workers who leave
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady As I write this column, unfortunately, 4,000 community and social services workers continue political action and have been on strike since May 25th. The workers are asking for increased provincial funding for their services and to catch up on retroactive wages held down under Bill 124. In response, the Ford government