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Brock McGregor

@BrockMcGregor

Dad, Ward 6 Councillor in Chatham-Kent, Naturopathic Doctor (he/him)

Chatham-Kent, Ontario Katılım Ağustos 2014
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Brock McGregor
Brock McGregor@BrockMcGregor·
A little overcast in #ckont today but downtown is looking awfully bright! #ckpride
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Brock McGregor@BrockMcGregor·
@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
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Brock McGregor
Brock McGregor@BrockMcGregor·
@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?
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Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀
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.
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Brock McGregor
Brock McGregor@BrockMcGregor·
@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
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Eric Prelaz
Eric Prelaz@ejprelaz·
@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.
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Sesame Street@sesamestreet·
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!
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Brock McGregor
Brock McGregor@BrockMcGregor·
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!
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Craig Needles
Craig Needles@NeedlesOnNews·
Busting a guy open with a crosscheck to the face should mean Jamie Benn is done for the night, right?
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Brock McGregor
Brock McGregor@BrockMcGregor·
@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
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Ashley Fox RPN
Ashley Fox RPN@AshleyFoxRPN·
@modernfarmer Did they endorse him? Yes, Ford hates local governments and local governments endorse him with welcome arms.
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Stewart Skinner
Stewart Skinner@modernfarmer·
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
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‘Special economic zones’ bill would let Ontario govt exempt any project from provincial laws; also repeals Ontario’s Endangered Species Act, 'gutting' legal protections for species, environmentalists warn; allows exemptions from archeology requirements orilliamatters.com/local-news/spe…

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Brock McGregor
Brock McGregor@BrockMcGregor·
@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.
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Brock McGregor
Brock McGregor@BrockMcGregor·
@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.
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Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀
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.
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Brock McGregor@BrockMcGregor·
@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
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Leigh Beadon
Leigh Beadon@leighbeadon·
@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.
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Leigh Beadon
Leigh Beadon@leighbeadon·
Chatham-Kent city councilor just straight up lying about what a Toronto city councilor said
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@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

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Brock McGregor
Brock McGregor@BrockMcGregor·
@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.
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Leigh Beadon
Leigh Beadon@leighbeadon·
@BrockMcGregor not one part of the entire conversation or the motions they were discussing was about "density"
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Brock McGregor
Brock McGregor@BrockMcGregor·
@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
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Leigh Beadon
Leigh Beadon@leighbeadon·
@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
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Brock McGregor
Brock McGregor@BrockMcGregor·
@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
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Brock McGregor
Brock McGregor@BrockMcGregor·
@ChathamVoice Nope, no snub. It was a duplication of Cl Ceccacci's motion - can't vote on the same thing twice.
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Brock McGregor
Brock McGregor@BrockMcGregor·
@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
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Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀
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.
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Brock McGregor@BrockMcGregor·
@IanKennedyCK Have to think with over 14k in attendance in Detroit last night they'll be on the list.
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Brock McGregor
Brock McGregor@BrockMcGregor·
@NeedlesOnNews Canadians claiming border security and fentanyl were ever the issue should be embarrassed
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