2022
Peel approves millions for safe consumption site as some councillors begin NIMBY objections
July 19, 2022
Brampton court backlog allows alleged drug trafficker to walk free, reoffend; ‘Lack of institutional resources in Brampton’ judge says
July 16, 2022
Mississauga high school teacher’s arrest in sexual exploitation case underscores police request for more resources to fight online predators
June 26, 2022
Peel staff want pilot program helping survivors of sex trafficking to become permanent
June 22, 2022
‘Now is the time to say no, stop’: the PCs have forgotten Ontario was once the land that was ‘Yours to discover’
June 1, 2022
The deeply disturbing behaviour of the provincial government over the last four years swept across Ontario’s electorate with blinding speed. In four years Doug Ford and his PC colleagues managed to undo longstanding environmental protections that once made Ontario a beacon for other governments racing to save their most valued natural spaces.
June 2 is the last chance to stop incendiary actions pushing the province to the edge of environmental ruin.
Days after cementing Peel’s environmentally destructive growth plan, staff report shows lack of action on climate change a ‘cause for concern’
May 12, 2022
Don't Look Up—Peel’s growth plan is not ‘balanced’, it’s a gift to developers that threatens the natural world
May 8, 2022
Doug Ford rushes to start Bradford Bypass ahead of June election without costing or proper studies
April 16, 2022
As urban expansion threatens Peel’s last natural ‘stronghold’ councillors must decide what they truly value
April 14, 2022
The dangerous ambition of Patrick Brown
Brown wants to be Canada’s next prime minister.
Canadians of all political stripes should consider the damage he has caused as mayor in the City of Brampton, where a majority of councillors say “democracy is under siege” as a result of his disturbing leadership.
April 2, 2022
‘Greed and waste’: Campaign seeks stronger regulations on land gobbling gravel industry
March 26, 2022
Case for Bradford Bypass ‘thin at best’: environmental groups take federal environment minister to court
March 20, 2022
‘Nature can be our saviour, but only if we save it first’: preserving nature is one of our strongest tools in the fight against climate change
March 5, 2022
‘A shame and travesty’: Despite damning audit, PCs double-down on harms to species at risk
February 13, 2022
Bradford Bypass threatens ancient Indigenous site ‘more significant than 95 percent of all historic/archaeological sites in Canada’
The Bradford Bypass will be an environmental nightmare for the Holland Marsh wetland complex, but newly discovered evidence shows the highway could also destroy one of the most significant archaeological sites in all of Canada.
The Lower Landing was a historic meeting point for First Nations around Lake Simcoe, a popular post for fur traders, and later a significant naval depot during the War of 1812. But Doug Ford, his PC government and the developers pushing the highway, have ignored the immeasurable importance of the historic site.
January 23, 2022
Nowhere to hide: A look at how lobbyists & the PCs have left species at risk to die & the conservationists trying to save them
January 15, 2022