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Tag: Toby Barrett MPP

  • Chasing Ontario’s Tornados

    Chasing Ontario’s Tornados

    Part One “I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature” My name is Spencer…

  • Better Colleges And Better Universities Equal Better Jobs

    Better Colleges And Better Universities Equal Better Jobs

    When I wrote this, Ontario was in the midst of an unprecedented jobs crisis and in need of sensible and affordable solutions. One avenue is to improve our colleges and universities. Ontario’s system of higher learning must reflect the requirements of jobs in the present and the future. And it must reflect today’s economic realities.…

  • Native Blockade Shuts Down Caledonia’s Douglas Creek Estates

    Native Blockade Shuts Down Caledonia’s Douglas Creek Estates

    The bypasses and bridges of Haldimand County    On February 28, 2006, Janie Jamieson and Dawn Smith led a blockade shutting down construction of Caledonia’s Douglas Creek Estates. The subdivision has been occupied by native activists ever since. Over the ensuing nine years, protests and demands have had an impact on traffic, construction and plans for…