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Open Letter to Premier Doug Ford and The Ontario Legislative Assembly: Repeal Bill 23 Immediately 

Dear Premier Ford and Ontario MPPs,    The National Farmers Union - Ontario (NFU-O) demands the immediate repeal of Bill 23. This legislation is disastrous...
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Response to Proposed Amendments to the Greenbelt Plan and Greenbelt Area boundary regulation (ERO 019-6216 & ERO 019-6217)

Dear Minister Clark,   Re: ERO 019-6216 Proposed Amendments to the Greenbelt Plan, ERO 019-6217 Proposed Amendments to the Greenbelt Area Boundary Regulation O. Reg....
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Open Letter to Premier Ford about Farmland Loss

November 28, 2022   Dear Premier Ford, Farmers and farm organizations understand the province’s need for more homes to help keep pace with our increasing...
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Response to Proposed Revocation of Central Pickering Development Plan (ERO 019-6174)

November 24, 2022   Re: ERO 019-6174 Proposed Revocation of the Central Pickering Development Plan   Minister Clark, The National Farmers Union - Ontario (NFU-O)...
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Response to Proposed Changes to the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System (ERO 019-6160)

November 24, 2022   Re: ERO 019-6160 Proposed Updates to the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System   Dear MNRF Public Input Coordinator, The National Farmers Union...
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Response to Proposed Changes to the Conservations Authorities Act (ERO 019-6141)

November 24, 2022   Re: ERO 019-6141 Legislative and regulatory proposals affecting conservation authorities to support the Housing Supply Action Plan 3.0   Dear MNRF...
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Joint Response to Proposed Changes to Ontario Wetland Evaluation System (ERO 019-6160)

November 24, 2022 Dear Minister Smith, Re: ERO 019-6160 - Proposed Updates to the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System We, the 70 undersigned organizations, are strongly...
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The Problems with Bill 23 and the Proposal to Remove Lands from the Greenbelt

In late October and early November, the Ontario government announced two dramatic and fundamental changes to how we design and build our neighbourhoods and communities,...
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