Ford government shirking responsibility for Wilmot wrongs

August 15, 2024

TORONTO — Ontario Greens Deputy Leader Aislinn Clancy released the following statement in response to Conservative MPPs Fedeli and Harris’s claims that the province does not bear responsibility for the ongoing controversy regarding the land assembly process in Wilmot Township.

“If the province is funding a project, it has the duty to ensure that project is carried out in a responsible manner. For a government that brags about running the province like a business, they should understand that basic principle.

To now be shirking responsibility in an attempt to score political points is disrespectful to everyone involved, especially to the farmers who have been fighting for months to protect their lands and livelihoods.

The province and Waterloo Region must work together with the local community to find a more suitable development location for whatever project they are considering – one that does not jeopardise our vital food and farming economy.

Once again, Greens stand with the many farmers and community advocates calling on the Ford government to work with the Region to do the right thing – stop the expropriation and protect our countryside line.”

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