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Joint Response: Redside Dace Recovery Strategy (Caruthers Creek Watershed)

RE: Redside Dace Recovery Strategy (Carruthers Creek Watershed) Dear Minister Guilbeault, The purpose of this letter is to bring to your attention the critical situation...
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Response: Highway 413 Act Joint Letter

Re. the Highway 413 Act – Schedule 3 of Bill 212, Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 (ERO #019-9213) We, the nine undersigned organizations,...
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Response: Bill 212 Joint Letter

Re. Bill 212, Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 – Building Highways Faster Act, 2024 (ERO #019-9265) We, the eight undersigned organizations, are writing...
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Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau Regarding the Federal Pickering Lands

Dear Prime Minister, The National Farmers Union (NFU) and the National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) are writing to appeal for an expanded Rouge National...
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NFU-O Response to Regulating Commercial-Scale Geologic Carbon Storage Projects in Ontario

Re: ERO 019-8767 Regulating Commercial-Scale Geologic Carbon Storage Projects in Ontario Dear Ministry, We are writing to express concern over ERO proposal 019-8469 to explore...
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NFU-O Response to Bill 185 and the Proposed PPS (2024)

Re: ERO 019-8462 Review of proposed policies for a new provincial planning policy instrument. Minister Calandra, The National Farmers Union of Ontario (NFU-O) is an...
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Letter to Minister Smith Regarding Green Energy Procurement Guidelines

Re: Green Energy Procurement Guidelines Minister Smith, The National Farmers Union of Ontario (NFU-O) is an accredited farm organization representing thousands of sustainable farmers in...
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Joint Letter to Premier Ford Regarding Threat to Farmland in Wilmot

Dear Premier Ford, The National Farmers Union - Ontario (NFU-O), the Ontario Farmland Trust, and the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario (CFFO) are expressing our...
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