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.@City_of_Vaughan Council approved zoning enabling development on land protected since 1990, was a seminal court case establishing case law for "conservation of land" under S. 28 of the CAA
Justified b/c @ONtransport Highway 427 construction damaged natural heritage
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No history in the staff report
Spoke to ensure history was known
To ask what will happen if #Highway413 is built; to Nashville Conservation Reserve, 80 tributaries & streams crossed?
Council spent more time, had more ?'s & interest in the pickleball update 2/5
.@realindajackson was Chair, was dismissive said it was @TRCA_HQ issue, applications are 30yo
She's @City_of_Vaughan's TRCA representative?!

Funny cause I've seen her advocate to keep 30yo applications/tribunal cases on the #Greenbelt & Oak Ridges Moraine alive... 3/5
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šŸ§µ: Doug Fordā€™s refusal to act on the climate crisis is setting Ontario up for financial disaster. #onpoli
#Climate impacts are already costing us billions annually. Meanwhile, the Ford government ramps up fossil gas generation, pushes ahead with #Highway413 and the #BradfordBypass, and plans to pave over the #Greenbelt.
Tuesday's FAO report shows yet another massive bill is coming. More extreme rainfall will increase the cost of maintaining storm and wastewater infrastructure by a whopping $6.2 billion by 2030.
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#Stopthe413
@ONgov recently erected #Highway413 billboards at Hwy 10 & Old School Rd. Timed well w/ writ dropping & #OntarioBudget2022.

Argo owns land on SW corner.

Why here @ONtransport @C_Mulroney? 1/4

caledon.ca/en/town-servicā€¦
Developable land owned by Argo in #Vaughan preserved, #Stopthe413 preferred route moved N destroying Nashville Conservation Reserve.

How land got into urban boundary when it shouldā€™ve been frozen in #Highway413 study area is a mystery @ONtransport? 2/4

thestar.com/amp/news/gta/2ā€¦
Argo owns lands rezoned by @SteveClarkPC via #MZO 171/21
Justified b/c of the šŸ‘» #Bolton Go Line & Humber Go Station šŸš‰ that arenā€™t a @Metrolinx priority.

By approving @ONmunicipal sided w/ @TownofCaledon dismissing @regionofpeelā€™s objections.
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argoland.com/project/macvilā€¦
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No masking in Ontario makes complete senseā€¦from a strategic #onpoli perspectiveā€¦A šŸ§µ

Ford govt strategists learned a lot from the #OttawaOccupation . There is small, but extremely vocal contingent of our population that is living in complete denialā€¦
ā€¦of the pandemic. Itā€™s far easier to ignore the pandemic, then it is to exercise the necessary precautions to end it.
In other words, personal sacrifice for community gain is no longer achievable.

ā€œPoliticiansā€ around the country are looking to exploit this sentimentā€¦
ā€¦and Doug Fordā€™s handlers are no different. The immediate discussion and subsequent lifting of protocols including masking shortly after the #OttawaOccupation ,sent the message that the Ford govt was listening to the plightā€¦
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This story focuses on how the #BradfordBypass appears to be going the way of #Highway413. A slow souring of public opinion, then opposition, then political pushback.

thepointer.com/article/2021-1ā€¦
The premise was based on the fact that 7 municipalities around Lake Simcoe put forward requests in 2021 for further study of the Bypass, not to mention the growing public sentiment AGAINST the highway project ā€” Oracle poll found 48% of voters in 3 key ridings DON'T support it
Those following the #Highway413 project will remember a very similar narrative unfolding over a number of years after that highway project was resurrected by the PCs in 2018 ā€” eerily similar.
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#onpoli

Doug Fordā€™s PCs starring in:

THE ARTICLE THAT NEVER WAS

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Almost 9 months into this pandemic, Doug Ford continues to receive not only a pass from mainstream media, but a pat on the back. They willingly participate in his Doug and pony shows, following him aroundā€¦
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ā€¦the province in what seems like a never ending campaign for re-election. Yesterday the Toronto Star claimed he has ā€œbrought professionalism to the Premierā€™s Office,ā€ and that he was ā€œpoised for re-election.ā€ Strong timely words for a govt that seems a lot closer to crisisā€¦
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ā€¦then the media will have you believe. If you cut through the facade concocted by govt media relations, their social media team, their polling strategists, youā€™ll find a simple tale of governing a province through deflection, deceit, & gaslighting, while very fewā€¦
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Doug Ford is laser focused on trying to convince you of the need to destroy wetlands and farmland to build the costly #highway413.

Here are 24 things he could be doing instead. A thread šŸ§µ

What would you add to the list?
1) Fixing the autism backlog. How this was a massive controversy 3 years ago, and literally nothing has been done since then is beyond appalling.
2) Mandating vaccinations for health care workers. As many have pointed out already, it makes no sense that an unvaxxed person could not eat indoors at a restaurant, but could provide care for vulnerable populations.
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Here is another powerful lobbyist that we haven't heard about for #StopThe413. @LIUNA Joseph Mancinelli. Did you know that LIUNA invests their pension with Fengate Asset Management who specializes in investing in P3 infrastructure projects & real estate?
Fengate & LIUNA invested in the Walmart Distribution Facility in #Vaughan that needed an #MZO only to rezone 4 acres of #wetland to allow for 200 tractor trailer parking spots and is located just south of where the proposed #Highway413 will end. fengate.com/blog/2020/09/1ā€¦
Fengate invested in the controversial massive, ill suited #LakeSimcoe Friday Harbour Project. fengate.com/blog/2017/07/2ā€¦
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