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Media Release: NFU-O Demands Withdrawal of Bill 5
Treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit; Guelph, ON (June 4, 2025) — Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy...
2 MPPs have proposed an Ontario foodbelt. Could it help tariff-proof the ag sector?
Featured in this article: NFU-O Local 345 member, Dave Kranenburg Two MPPs have put forward the idea of creating a "foodbelt" in Ontario to protect...
NFU-O Recommendations for the 2025 Ontario Budget
Dear Minister Bethlenfalvy, On behalf of the National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O), please find enclosed recommendations for the 2025 Ontario budget. The NFU-O is...
Joint Statement: 2025 Ontario Budget Recommendations
On behalf of the 41 undersigned organizations, we respectfully request that the Government of Ontario significantly increase investments to protect and restore nature as part...
Media Release: Addition of the ‘Pickering Airport Lands’ to Rouge National Urban Park a Soaring Achievement, says National Farmers Union
Treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit; Guelph, ON (January 27, 2025) - Chalk up a crucial win for farmland protection. As...
NFU-O Nuclear Emergency Preparedness and Response Consultation Letter
Re: REGDOC-2.10.1: Nuclear Emergency Preparedness and Response Consultation The National Farmers Union - Ontario is writing to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to express...
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...
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,...
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...