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NFU-O Response to Terms of Reference for Rouge National Urban Park Study

Dear Impact Assessment Agency Re: Terms of Reference for Rouge National Urban Park Study The National Farmers Union (NFU), including the National Farmers Union in...
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Response to Proposed Policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement

Re: ERO 019-6813 Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument...
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Joint Statement from NFU-O’s Farm Leaders on Bill 97 and Proposed Provincial Planning Statement

The local leadership of the National Farmers Union – Ontario is united in asking the Ontario government to take pause on its recently released Proposed...
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Response to the Proposal to Modernize the Veterinarians Act

Dear Ministry, The NFU-O is pleased to submit feedback on 23-OMAFRA001 A Proposal to Modernize the Veterinarians Act. The NFU-O is an accredited farm organization...
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NFU-O Response to the Proposed Amendments to the Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act (2019)

RE: Regulatory Registry posting # 23-SOLGEN007: Proposed Amendments to the Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act, 2019 The National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) is an...
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Open Letter to the Ford Government in Opposition of Farmland Severances

Farmland is Once Again Under Attack in Ontario! The National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) is calling on the Ford government to abandon its short-sighted...
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Joint Statement from Ontario’s Farm Leaders on Bill 97 & Proposed Provincial Planning Statement

The leadership of Ontario’s agricultural organizations, named below, are united in asking the Ontario government to take pause on its recently released Proposed Provincial Planning...
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Letter to City of Pickering about Pickering Airport Lands

To Mayor Ashe and Pickering City Council, The National Farmers Union-Ontario (NFU-O) wishes to congratulate Pickering City Council for its April 24, 2023 vote in...
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Letter to Durham Region Leadership Urging Against Urban Boundary Expansion

To Durham Region Leadership, The National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) urges the Regional Municipality of Durham Council at its special meeting on May 17th...
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