climate emergency – The 905er

Lorraine Sommerfeld: Dead Set on Destruction

Roland Tanner — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +0000

We welcome back multi-award-winning journalist Lorraine Sommerfeld to the podcast. How does an auto journalist who says Canadian gas is still cheap and what Canada needs most of all is fewer cars, not better ones, survive at the National Post?

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A Stony Silence? Sarah Harmer, Graham Flint and Greg Sweetman debate the call for a moratorium on gravel mining.

Roland Tanner — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Multiple environmental groups have recently formed the Reform Gravel Mining Coalition aimed at province-wide change to the aggregates industry. They are calling for an immediate moratorium on all new gravel mining approvals in Ontario. We are joined by Greg Sweetman, to put the aggregate industry's case, and Sarah Harmer and Graham Flint, co-chairs of the Reform Gravel Mining Coalition, to explain their case for a moratorium.

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Halton’s Boundary Expansion Vote – Paul Sharman and Jane Fogal Share Their Perspectives

Roland Tanner — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 12:02:00 +0000

We discuss Halton Region’s crucial vote last week against expanding the urban boundaries of its municipalities to allow development on farmland. It’s the top-level or single tier municipality to do so, in what appears to be a major sea-change in public opinion in favour of halting sprawl in the 905. We invited on two councillors who took part in the vote, Burlington’s Paul Sharman and Halton Hills Jane Fogal, who have opposing views about the right decision for Halton, to explain their perspectives.

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