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Response to Ontario’s Strategy to Address the Threat of Invasive Wild Pigs (ERO 019-3468)
June 7, 2021 RE: ERO# 019-3465 Regulating 13 invasive species and watercraft as a carrier of invasive species under Ontario’s Invasive Species Act, 2015...
Follow-up Letter to Minister Hardeman Regarding Next Policy Framework
Dear Minister Hardeman, The National Farmers Union - Ontario would like to thank you for meeting with farm organizations on May 13th to discuss...
The NFU-O Supports Immediate Paid Sick Leave Legislation
The National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) appeals to the Ontario government to immediately introduce paid sick leave legislation to protect the most vulnerable and...
Comments on Proposed Water Quality Management Framework (ERO 019-2017)
To Whom It May Concern: The National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) is a provincially accredited general farm organization whose members work together to...
Follow-up Letter to Minister Hardeman Regarding Ontario Abattoir Capacity Shortage
Dear Minister Hardeman, The National Farmers Union - Ontario Livestock Committee would like to thank you for meeting with us on November 4, 2020...
NFU-O Shares Results of Abattoir Survey with Minister Hardeman
On November 4, the NFU-O Livestock Committee, comprised of Board, staff, and members, met with Minister Hardeman to share the results of a survey of...
Conservation Authorities Letter to Premier
Dear Premier Ford, We, the 112 undersigned organizations, call on the Government of Ontario to retain the current mandate of the province’s 36 Conservation...
Carruthers Creek MZO Request
Dear Minister Clark, We are writing to express our concern about a request from Pickering Council for a Minister’s zoning order (MZO) that would...
Reflections and Proposals on “A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe” (ERO 019-1679 & ERO 019-1680)
ERO 019-1679 Proposed Land Needs Assessment Methodology for A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. ERO 019-01680 Proposed Amendment 1...