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Re: ERO 025-1077 Consultation on Proposed Special Economic Zones Criteria

November 14, 2025 Hon. Victor Fedeli Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation, and Trade 18th Floor 777 Bay St. Toronto, ON M7A 1S5   Re:...
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Re: ERO #025-1077 – Consultation on Proposed Special Economic Zones Criteria

November 6, 2025 Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade 18th Floor, 777 Bay Street Toronto, ON M5G 2N4   Re: ERO #025-1077 -...
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Re: ERO 025-0908 – Developing guidance on section 16 activities under the Species Conservation Act, 2025

November 6, 2025 Species at Risk Branch Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks 40 St. Clair Ave West Toronto, ON M4V 1M2   Re:...
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Re: ERO 025-0909 – Proposed legislative and regulatory amendments to enable the Species Conservation Act, 2025.

November 6, 2025 Species at Risk Branch Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks 40 St. Clair Ave West Toronto, ON M4V 1M2   Re:...
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Letter to the City of Pickering Re: Northeast Pickering Secondary Plan

Letter to the City of Pickering Re: Northeast Pickering Secondary Plan   November 6, 2025 His Worship the Mayor and Members of Council City of...
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Broad Coalition of Civil Society Organizations Presents Legislative Petition to Repeal Bill 5

Featured in this article: Max Hansgen, President, National Farmers Union – Ontario TORONTO, Oct. 20, 2025  – On the first day of the Legislative Assembly’s Fall...
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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...
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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...
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