Milton Green Party
174 Mill St. #105 Milton, ON, Canada

@sustainablemilton & @fridaysforfuturemilton leading a protest of @fordnationdougford @mpparmgill in #Milton #Ontario this Thursday to support @conservationhalton @con_ont #RemoveSchedule6 #Bill229 #onpoli #waterislife #parisagreement #climateaction #saveourconservationauthorities

This "no path" blockade is a symptom of our winner-take-all system. Trudeau got 33% of the popular vote. In most countries, that wouldn't mean he's a one man w...all. A majority of Canadians (on PR a strong majority) support the principle of both of these ideas and would like see some concrete progress. Other parties support both of these ideas - as do some MPs within the Liberal Party. That means there COULD BE a path forward - at least a step. The problem is, with our winner-take-all electoral system, the government's strategy is to cooperate only as much as necessary at any given moment. How much they think they need to invite the other parties into any conversation depends on their polling numbers. They can go it mostly alone - with 33% of the vote - because they know they can trigger an election at any time and grab a false majority government. Then everybody else will be shut out entirely. First-past-the-post is holding us back from seeing progress on things the majority of Canadians support.. Send your message to Justin Trudeau now for a National Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform. The clock is ticking on this minority government: https://fairvotecanada.good.do/card/Trudeau/

The Town Of Milton #councilmeeting tonight will be discussing the budget and our Board-member Wendy Roberts will be delegating on our behalf. Marsha Smith will... be delegating on behalf of Halton Environmental Network Please tune into the livestream when it becomes available here: https://calendar.milton.ca/meetings It’s important that we get to participate in how our town is addressing the #climateemergency it declared in July 2019.

Take action out against Schedule 6! These proposed amendments to Bill 229 force Conservation Authorities to issue permits for development, even if it will cau...se flooding or erosion and jeopardize human health and safety, if the government issues a Minister’s Zoning Order (MZO) (Ontario Nature). Please phone your MPP’s office today to protest the proposed amendments and demand that Schedule 6 be removed from the bill. Use this tool to find their contact information based on your postal code.Even if your MPP opposes Schedule 6, it’s still good for them to hear from you. Source: https://ontarionature.org/news-/another-twist-of-the-knife/

Please consider signing the follow Petition to the Government of Canada. Bottled water and water bottles Plastics E-petition Initiated by Michael Pride from El...ora, Ontario Original language of petition: English Whereas: The Liberal Government campaigned on a promise to ban some single use plastics; By declaring plastic as a toxic substance, they have taken a bold step in the fight against our addiction to plastic; We applaud these measures; however, they do not go far enough; The energy needed to make bottled water is up to 2000 times the energy needed for the equivalent volume of tap water; It takes more water to create the plastic bottle than the water bottle will actually hold. (Gleick, P.H. and Cooley, H.S. Energy implications of bottled water. (Environmental Research Letters 4 (2009)) ; Water bottlers have zero responsibility when it comes to the waste their bottles create; Every human is ingesting nearly 2000 particles of plastic a week, five grams of plastics, the equivalent of one plastic credit card; More than half the plastic on Earth has been created since 2002, and it’s on pace to double by 2030 (Planet Plastic, Rolling Stone, March 3,2020); A landmark study in the journal Science Advances found that 91% of the 6.3 trillion kilograms of plastic waste has never been recycled, not even once; Unlike aluminum, which can be recycled again and again, plastic degrades in reprocessing; Recycling has a limited value and we cannot rely on it as a solution; and In Ontario alone, one billion plastic water bottles are sent to landfill every year (Environmental Defence). We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to include plastic water bottles on the list of single use plastics that need to be phased out permanently in 2021. To sign this petition, go to https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details

Please send an email to the Cabinet Ministers asking them to refuse approval of the CN Logistic Hub. Email List and Sample Letter are on Milton RAIL, Milton Residents Affected by Intermodal Lines’ website. Please visit the link below. https://www.miltonrail.com/email-list-of-cabinet-members... Watch Global News story from last week if you haven’t already for fair coverage on the story: https://globalnews.ca/news/7474393/milton-cn-rail-terminal/

"Climate change is already costing Canada billions of dollars each year. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Proactively investing in adaptation solutions a...nd increasing our resilience to a changing climate will help keep many of these costs in check." Read the article link below and then the report at https://climatechoices.ca/reports/tip-of-the-iceberg/ See more

. , : December 4, 2020 Statement from Halton Regional Chair and Halton Mayors on the CN Truck-Rail Hub... We strongly support the government’s Speech from the Throne pledging to put the health of Canadians first. We are calling on the federal government to act on that pledge by rejecting CN’s proposed truck-rail hub in Milton. Health effects were expressly part of the federal review of this project by an independent and expert panel. For the first time ever, the federal panel concluded its review by finding that this project will have significant adverse effects on human health. The project would expose Halton residents to PM 2.5, which is inherently dangerous and unsafe at any level of exposure. There is no way to mitigate the significant health effects that CN would cause by this project. The local neighbourhood has grown to a community of approximately 34,000 current and future residents, one hospital, twelve schools and two long-term care homes, within 1 km of the proposed site, and still greater populations beyond 1 km. Now, after decades of local planning for high-density growth, including participation from, CN wants to change its plans, claim immunity from municipal and provincial controls, and ignore local concerns by putting this project right beside Milton’s rapidly growing residential communities. Even 19th century laws and courts rejected railway immunity from local controls protecting the environment. This is no way for Canada to work today and is completely inconsistent with the Federal Government’s commitment to build back better. If the Federal Cabinet decides to approve this proposed truck-rail hub, residents will forever be exposed to significant adverse effects on human health. That is not the future we want for Halton. The Federal Government must put the health and safety of Halton residents first. We strongly urge the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change and his Cabinet colleagues to reject this proposal. Halton Regional Chair Gary Carr Mayor Marianne Meed Ward, City of Burlington Mayor Rick Bonnette, Town of Halton Hills Mayor Gord Krantz, Town of Milton Mayor Rob Burton, Town of Oakville

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Most of the provincial governments in Canada are false majority governments. We have a minority government right now in Ottawa - after 8 years of majority gove...rnments that represented 39% of voters. Winner-take-all voting shuts the voices most Canadians out! ACTION ALERT: Send a holiday card to Justin Trudeau calling for a National Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform now! https://fairvotecanada.good.do/card/Trudeau/ NDP leader Jagmeet Singh just sent a groundbreaking letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling on the Liberals to work with the NDP to commission a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform! The Green Party, including their new leader Annamie Paul, already supports this. Now we need a massive push aimed at Justin Trudeau’s Liberals to show that citizens want action in this minority Parliament! It's simple: Fill in the info, a short personal message, and we'll send your card. Let's show the Trudeau government that Canadians want action on electoral reform! https://fairvotecanada.good.do/card/Trudeau/

Today, on #AboriginalVeteransDay, I learned something new #Canada We have much unlearning & relearning to do for Indigenous #TruthAndReconciliation, #LestWeForget the WHOLE truth of sacrifice through colonialism

"The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is not needed Opinion: Recent developments show that sufficient pipeline export capacity is being developed witho...ut TMX and that prices in Asian markets, coupled with higher transportation costs, will net Canadian oil producers less than U.S. markets. Nov 21, 2020..." See more

ADVISORY Mike Schreiner to focus on Green and Caring Recovery in 2020 convention speech Green Party of Ontario leader Mike Schreiner, MPP for Guelph delivers ...his 2020 convention address tomorrow, followed by a fireside chat with Green Party of Canada leader, Annamie Paul. DATE - Saturday, November 7 TIME - 11:20AM - 12:00PM ONLINE - Visit this link to watch: https://youtu.be/Yp1Lw8NpZHs The Green Party of Ontario hosts its first online convention tomorrow, with over 500 members expected to participate. Party leader and Guelph MPP, Mike Schreiner will outline a roadmap to a Green and Caring Recovery from the pandemic - touching on affordable neighbourhoods, long-term care, the food system, and Made-in-Ontario green jobs. Schreiner will also be joined by newly elected federal leader Annamie Paul for a fireside chat about growing their parties in Ontario. *Schreiner available for one-on-one interviews before and after the convention **Transcript of speech to be made available on Nov 7 ***Full convention information at www.gpo.ca/convention Watch the speech and fireside chat on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Yp1Lw8NpZHs Contact Jason LaChappelle Press Secretary, GPO [email protected] 437-929-1792

"Former federal health minister Jane Philpott is urging the federal government to "be bold" and approve Vancouver's pitch to decriminalize simple possession of illicit drugs to help stem a growing tide of overdose deaths."

Have you seen this award-winning film about basic income?This is a must-see! It is about this long basic income experiment that was done in Canada in the 70s.A great project by the the Dream Big Collective and Truth Be Told Productions, shared by the Big Experience.

How committed is the Canadian government to #TruthAndReconciliation?? I’m so tired and angry at the hypocrisy Adam van Koeverden how is this justified?

Milton RAIL’s response to the Financial Post article. : ; ’ . Mil...ton R.A.I.L. (Residents Affected by Intermodal Lines) has been fighting the development of the intermodal terminal since 2001 when CN made their first proposal. We are not against Intermodal service; however, the development of an intermodal terminal cannot come at the sacrifice of any community. The federal government wants to build back better. Perhaps the focus should be on manufacturing in Canada, growing in Canada and buying Canadian? Perrin Beatty and Rocco Rossi are entitled to their opinion and we question the announcement at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s 2020 AGM. How much have they learned about intermodal transport and specifically the intermodal terminal proposed for Milton before making their announcement? Have they thoroughly researched the impact to human health, the environment, the community, etc., or are they solely influenced by CN, who we understand is a big supporter of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trade? It’s a fair question. Growth and development do need to occur to support our communities across Canada, however corporate profits should not come before the health of any community. Building an intermodal terminal in Milton is NOT an ideal first step; it’s the wrong step. Placing the terminal in a suitable location would be equally beneficial to Canadians. Intermodal terminals are recognized as a Class III industrial facility and should be immediately adjacent to a major highway and not force 1600 transport trucks per day (584,000 transport trucks per year) through residential areas with families, children, parks, schools, seniors’ homes and a hospital. It should not be in an area where 34,000 residents are within one kilometre of the location. The proposed location will have impacts to the air quality that are unsafe at any level. An intermodal terminal belongs in an area with industrial zoning with the infrastructure to support its growth. The article states that the GTA is battered by gridlock. We question how bringing in an additional 1600 transport trucks per day would help with that gridlock? A single intermodal train may remove up to 300 long-haul trucks from the clogged highways however the proposed terminal would bring all of those trucks--1600 trucks per day, to the middle of Halton Region. How does that help Halton? An intermodal terminal cannot run without the transport business, it's completely reliant on truck transport. It's misleading to talk about "taking trucks off the road", when they are all being placed in one location. The impacts are concentrated in one region. This is the first time the IAAC Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (formerly the CEAA Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency) have reviewed an intermodal terminal project of this capacity, and the outcome of this project is indeed a national issue. This project sets precedent for future rail projects and all Canadian communities who will face railway companies like CN for future intermodal developments. It is essential that impact to human health and the environment are taken into the greatest consideration. Building in an appropriate location will still benefit CN, it’s shareholders, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and Canadians. We invite CN to be the good neighbour they say they are and do the right thing; change your plans and build in an industrial area. . Rita Vogel Post Milton RAIL (Residents Affected by Intermodal Lines) Halton Region | Adam van Koeverden | Parm Gill, MPP | Town Of Milton | Town of Oakville | Town of Halton Hills | City of Burlington, Ontario https://financialpost.com//opinion-building-back-better-sh