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Press Conference Nov 28, 10:00 am

Representatives from a broad diversity of Ontarians will be holding a media conference on Monday, November 28th at 10:00 am. The speakers will be expressing their opposition to Bill 23, the province’s so-called “More Homes Built Faster” act. 

Statements will be given by the following:
Chief Kelly LaRocca, Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation (Written statement to be presented by the moderator)
Dr. Mili Roy, Chair, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Ontario Chapter
Alejandra Ruiz Vargas, ACORN Toronto
Steve Parish, Former Mayor, Town of Ajax

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Read the responses to Bill 23 by

• Ontario Climate Emergency Coalition

  • "Bill 23 has not been developed with a climate lens in mind.  Developing housing on the
    Greenbelt will result in loss of carbon sinks in wetlands, forest, and farmland. New homes should meet a higher building standard and should be heated and cooled without fossil fuels. Such homes are no more expensive to build, more comfortable to live in and less expensive to operate." read more​

• Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment Ontario Regional Committee

  • "Bill 23 is not in the interest of Ontario or Ontarians. It contains the potential to unleash incalculable health harms starting immediately and to be entrenched for generations to come...." read more

• The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO)

  • "Housing is a critical determinant of health – yet in Ontario, we have a crisis with a lack of affordable options and increasing homelessness....The consequences of climate inaction have been clearly laid out in evidence.."​ read more

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Other Resources:

• Grassroots organizers from all across Ontario are holding rallies at MPPs' offices to say #HandsOffTheGreenbelt and #StopBill23 Visit Environmental Defenses website to learn more.

• Water Watchers is a good resource to learn more about various actions you can take as a person or an organization. Visit their website

• To learn more about Bill 23, how to take action yourself, and what actions other groups are taking across the province visit this crowdsourced page  www.againstbill23.com

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