March – April 2020

Mental Health for Farmers by Shirley Dolan

“Many farmers suffer from high levels of stress and depression, but they don’t often talk about it.” https://www.cbc.ca/news/thenational/stress-depression-and-getting-farmers-to-talk-about-it-1.5459203 On January 20, Farm Management Canada in partnership with Do More Agriculture […]

Yet Another Private Police Force by Shirley Dolan

It wasn’t long ago that the Ontario Court of Appeal stuck down a lower court decision calling into question the constitutionality of private police enforcement. The lower court’s ruling was […]

Speech Given at Minister Yurek’s Conservation February 7 stakeholders conference in Colborne by Jeff Bogaerts

Minister Yurek, ladies and gentlemen. Thank-you Minister for the invitation to participate in this important consultation process. My name is Jeff Bogaerts and I am the President of the Ontario […]

Have your say – how do we fix the Conservation Authorities? by Shirley Dolan

In January 2020, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MOECF) initiated stakeholder meetings to discuss the Conservation Authorities Act and associated regulations, to further define the core mandate […]