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Letter to Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada Re: Bradford Bypass Designation
Dear Minister Guilbeault: Re: Bradford Bypass designation request The NFU-O is an accredited farm organization representing thousands of sustainable family farmers in Ontario...
Response to Proposed Changes to Ontario Energy Board (OEB) Act Re: Third-Party Net-Metering Arrangements
RE: ERO 019-4554 Supporting Residential Roof-Top Solar and other renewable resources by clarifying eligibility of third-party leasing and financing net metering arrangements Dear Ms....
Joint Letter Requesting Federal Impact Assessment of Bradford Bypass
Dear Minister Guilbeault, Re: Bradford Bypass designation request We are 63 environmental, farm and community organizations, many of which supported the February 3,...
Response to Proposed Changes to the ESA (ERO 019 4280)
RE: ERO 019-4280 Amendments to Ontario Regulation 242/08 (General Regulation – Endangered Species Act, 2007) relating to upcoming changes to the Species at Risk in...
Joint Submission to Delay of Protection for Black Ash under the ESA (ERO 019-4278)
Dear Minister Piccini,Re. Delay of protection for Black Ash under the Endangered Species Act (ERO #019-4278) We the 58 undersigned organizations are strongly opposed...
Response to Proposed Changes to Combine the Grains Act, the Livestock and Livestock Products Act and the Farm Products Payments Act
RE: Proposed changes to combine the Grains Act, the Livestock and Livestock Products Act and the Farm Products Payments Act Dear Ms. Cameron,The National...
Response to Greater Golden Horseshoe Transportation Plan
RE: Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH) Transportation Plan Dear Minister Mulroney, The National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) is an accredited farm organization representing...
Joint Response to Chatham-Kent Temporary Clear Cutting By-law (72-2021)
We are writing to you today about the urgency of extending by-law 72-2021 to permanently prohibit the clear cutting of woodlots, woodlands and parts of...
Submission to Health Canada on Potential Environmental Risk Related to Squash Bee Exposure to Neonicotinoids (PSRD2021-02)
RE: Proposed Special Review Decision (PSRD2021-02), Special Reviews: Potential environmental risk related to squash bee (Peponapis pruinosa) exposure to Clothianidin, Thiamethoxam and Imidacloprid used on...