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
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,