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This council meeting (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M--nU6Pi01c) was a comprehensive, multi-topic session that touched on local infrastructure, regional planning, fiscal accountability, social services, and institutional reform — all framed within the context of long-term growth, community resilience, and municipal autonomy. 🔹 1. Library Services & Regional Collaboration (00:00–
Through you Honourable Warden Andrea Matrosovs, First, respect where it’s due. Grey County runs tight but steady: roads are maintained, water is safe, EMS meets targets, and planning stays on track. The most heroic work is at the front line. Our housing and homelessness staff, and the teams running
The short story. In 1987, President Reagan blessed “free trade” and Prime Minister Mulroney harmonized it here. But what actually rolled out was neoliberal mercantilism: rules that let capital outrun communities—“scale or die,” finance first, land treated as an asset class. Every party since has kept the hymn. The
Dear Premiers and Prime Minister, TL;DR — The tariff war isn’t Canada’s crisis — it’s just the symptom. While premiers and Ottawa have poured millions into ad wars, tariff theatrics, and diplomatic flattery, Canada has been collapsing at home. Food insecurity, shelter stress, and land inequality have all