Open letter to Premier Ford re: Ontario climate action
The following open letter was sent to the Premier and to the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks on August 8, 2018:
August 8, 2018
Hon. Doug Ford, Premier
cc. Hon. Rod Phillips, Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks
Legislative Building , Queen’s Park | Toronto,ON | M7A 1A1
Dear Premier Ford,
Ontarians across the province are experiencing a summer of record-breaking heat waves, floods, forest fires and heat-related human ...
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