Brock McGregor

A little overcast in #ckont today but downtown is looking awfully bright! #ckpride

@MikePMoffatt Neighbours in #ckont opposed turning a 5000sq ft home into 3 luxury apartments, because it'd increase noise and add density. Not that I could afford to live there, but my family of 6 would be way worse neighbours than anyone that'd rent those apartments

@EricDLombardi @MikePMoffatt Birthrate in #ckont is very low, but biggest net interprovincial migration is in 25-44 year olds so that could change. I do wonder if we build fewer family sized homes because we have an aging population -are demographics driving home development or the other way around?

Outstanding work and data by @MikePMoffatt The truth is, if we want our city to be more welcoming to families, we need to make it easier to built 3+ unit housing for ownership. Many progressive politicians focus on rental. Many left-NIMBYs even disparage Canadas “owner” culture. The truth is that great multifamily 3+ layouts are not realistic in Toronto. Not because it’s a city, but because building code restrictions (eg single egress) and zoning restrictions make it impossible to build layouts at costs families can afford. Combined with urban boundary restrictions, we have made it too hard in the GTA for families to grow here. The simple truth is that far more dramatic changes are required than what is being considered by leaders right now.

@ejprelaz @DarrinCanniff We're investing in gravel conversion, and I made the request for staff to develop a report outlining bear practices and what other communities are doing. What's been done isn't working (I lived in North Kent for 25 years) so we need to invest in better solutions

@BrockMcGregor @DarrinCanniff Very true, it’ll be too late in the season… but worth voting against? Better late than never. Hopefully council will learn from past mistakes when this comes around again, trying to save a buck at the cost of rural road safety. Shameful.

Shame on Councillors @BrockMcGregor Conor Allin and Mayor @DarrinCanniff for voting against this motion. Their lack of care for rural infrastructure needs and safety of rural roads in CK couldn’t be more obvious. A necessity in rural CK that makes up approx 0.8% of the tax rate.

On our street, everyone is welcome. Together, let’s build a world where every person and family feels loved and respected for who they are. Happy #PrideMonth!

It's McHappy Day! Got a chance to help out at the local McDs (where both my sons have worked for years) and get a look behind the scenes! Thanks to my friend Kyle for showing me the ropes. Head over to support RMHC and local charities!

"The Civic Centre is a dump." This week's editorial: chathamvoice.com/2025/05/08/opi… #ckont

@NeedlesOnNews If that's Leafs era Kadri it's an in person hearing

Busting a guy open with a crosscheck to the face should mean Jamie Benn is done for the night, right?

@AshleyFoxRPN @modernfarmer We did not endorse him. The current MPP for the area is a former muni councillor who opposed the dump prior to and during his move to provincial politics. Minister announced EAvrequired before the election, Ford promised a dump wouldn't be imposed...now here we are

@modernfarmer Did they endorse him? Yes, Ford hates local governments and local governments endorse him with welcome arms.

Ford really hates local government Tough break for the folks in Dresden who are having Toronto’s garbage forced on them Stupidest part is none of this gets to the task at hand, building more houses

@MikePMoffatt Is densification the preferred option economically? Boundary increases (certainly in small munis with minimal dev charges) are a pretty expensive way to grow from municipal cost stand point.

@EricDLombardi In fact there are political electoral rewards for these type of policy choices. Zoning changes and dev policies create one issue voters, and they only go one way.

I’m not sure what to say about this, other than that there is a level of government (provincial) that can deal with these problems and just chooses not to at all, and there are no repercussions for cynical municipal policy in this country.

@leighbeadon That's a pretty significant mischaracterization of this interaction...I posted a general comment, the only comments "smearing" accusing someone of "lying" or name-calling are yours

@BrockMcGregor The online conversation was Moffatt actively, knowingly lying about what a councillor said, and you believing it like a rube and smearing her even more.

Chatham-Kent city councilor just straight up lying about what a Toronto city councilor said

@leighbeadon The online conversation was about the link between supply and affordability. I think it's pretty fair to associate increasing supply with density arguments.

@BrockMcGregor not one part of the entire conversation or the motions they were discussing was about "density"

@leighbeadon ..it's a general statement, in a conversation about affordability and density, and a reflection on common issues in Ontario municipalities including my own

@BrockMcGregor the councillor who made the statement does not "oppose density at every turn" (or indeed any turn) so maybe you better reconsider that straight line you're imagining

@MikePMoffatt Unfortunately the ven diagram of "progressives" who claim to care about housing affordability and availability, but also oppose density at every turn has a lot of overlap

@ChathamVoice Nope, no snub. It was a duplication of Cl Ceccacci's motion - can't vote on the same thing twice.

Was a municipal councillor snubbed over a request for info? chathamvoice.com/2025/03/25/hub… #ckont

@EricDLombardi And if political motivation is actually to improve society, no matter how a policy you champion comes to fruition it's a victory - unless your political motivation is all about power and not about the greater good

By the time an idea actually makes it onto the platform of a political party, it has probably spent 10+ years being talked about in civil society/media. I have never seen a political party propose an original idea. Hence the premise of “stealing ideas” is ludicrous.

@IanKennedyCK Have to think with over 14k in attendance in Detroit last night they'll be on the list.

I can tell you. There is a LOT of expansion talk happening today. My phone has been buzzing all evening.

@NeedlesOnNews Canadians claiming border security and fentanyl were ever the issue should be embarrassed

So, Canada gets tariffs but Mexico doesn't?