By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady I began 2025 in Des Moines, Iowa, at the State Agriculture Rural Leaders’ Summit (SARL). Readers may recall my column about my SARL conversations relating to protecting North America’s most productive land. One interesting session was Emerging Diseases. Dr. Jeff Kaisland, Iowa State Veterinarian, and Dr. Amber Itle, Washington State Veterinarian,
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady “We the people tell government what to do…it doesn’t tell us. We the people are the driver, the government is the car, and we decide where it should go, by what route and how fast.” Those are the words of Ronald Reagan on January 11, 1989, as he delivered his
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady In my 25-year career, I’ve grown accustomed to moving from Christmas to New Year’s to farm meeting season – a season to which I look forward and truly appreciate. The season kicked off with the Elgin/Norfolk District 5 Grain Farmers Annual General Meeting – much of the conversation centered on
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Throughout 2024, you, the hardworking people of Haldimand-Norfolk, continued to inspire me to work my tail off, not only in the riding but also at Queen’s Park. As I said in Part One of my “Year in Review Series,” I drew a lot of attention in the Legislature. What matters
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Being your Independent Member of Provincial Parliament is an honour and privilege. With that in mind, I go to Queen’s Park for you—the taxpayer, not special interests. I’m told by members of the House, from all parties, that my questions and statements are spot on. In 2024, I definitely drew
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady The Christmas season is far more than just a festive time; it’s an opportunity for honouring past cherished traditions and creating new ones. My mentor and predecessor, Toby Barrett, asked staff to write about our memories and traditions for his Christmas column each year. So, in honouring Toby’s tradition, I
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Christmas is supposed to be a season of hope and good cheer. For many it is, but this year for far too many, life is challenging. My office continues to receive phone calls and emails from people who, despite working hard – many working more than one job – cannot
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Ontario’s Auditor General recently released her annual report, which contained some red flags that hit close to home regarding Minister’s Zoning Orders (MZOs)—specifically, the Nanticoke Industrial Park. From 2019 to 2023, the Ford government implemented MZOs 114 times, 17-fold more in comparison to the previous 20 years. The report also found
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