Submissions and Petitions
OHI submits proposed amendments to Bill 185
Further to a request from the standing committee of the legislature reviewing Bill 185 for proposed amendments, the OHI submitted the following. OHI on Bill 185 May 24 2024 to SCFAC.
Please sign our petition on the travesty of Bill 185 et al
May 3, 2024 - - Bill 185 and its aligned travesties represent a death knell for environmental protection, sound planning, and legal rights in Ontario, and we invite you to sign a petition supporting our comments and recommendations. You can see the petition, which...
OHI makes 6 suggestions for review of Watershed Report Card Template
The Ontario Headwaters Institute is a firm supporter of conservation authorities, Conservation Ontario, and their combined leadership on watershed report cards. See our suggestions for an internal review of the report card template at OHI on Review of Watershed Report...
OHI offers three recommendations to protect the environment in Ontario Budget
See our recommendations here: OHI on Ontario Budget 2024 Jan 31
Ontario Must Work Harder to Restore Public Trust in the Greenbelt
Nov 22 - - We are pleased to share with you that the OHI has made our submission on the proposed law to return land to the Greenbelt, and have placed the recommendations in a petition on Change.org. You can see and feel free to borrow from the full submission at...
We Must Prevent More Walkertons in Ontario
See our submission on Modernizing Permission, OHI to MECP on Modernizing Permissions Oct 22, and please sign our petition, We Must Prevent More Walkertons in Ontario, at https://chng.it/dZtssz8FjH
Ford Government has bad and selective memory
Just a few weeks ago, we shared with the public and reminded the government that its "Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan" was still a draft, languishing for what is now 4 years and 9 months on the Environmental Registry of Ontario without a decision notice. 1,155...
Ontario Should Finalize its Environment Plan
Contrary to publicity trumpeting the Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan, Ontario does not have an Environment Plan. Without a clear vision, we are failing on the climate crisis, land use planning, and water security. Read and support our new petition at...
OHI facilitates new submission and petition for the Coalition of Ontario Water Guardians
The Province's latest disaster on land use planning seeks to amalgamate the Provincial Policy Statement with A Place to Grow. See the Coalition's submission and the petition that you can sign at Ontario Water Guardians Urge New Support for the Greenbelt and the...
Conservation Ontario and its CAs release updated Watershed Report Cards
People interested in watershed health will want to read the updated watershed report cards, individually on your conservation authority and/or at the collective effort at the State on Ontario’s Watersheds. Then, please consider signing our petition for increased...