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Fighting to Save Speed Cameras
Stephen debates the Government's Bill 56 which amongst many others things will make automated speed enforcement in Ontario illegal. Stephen fought hard to…
No Changes to the Municipal Accountability Act
As The Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy concluded summer travel of Bill 9 and Government members failed to make any recommendations…
Bombing Dresden with Garbage & Walkerton lessons
MPP Stephen Blais called out the government for turning Dresden, Ontario into collateral damage…
Rising in Support of the Municipal Accountability Act - Harassment & Abuse
This Bill is long overdue, for too long municipal governments across Ontario, from small towns to major cities, have operated in a policy vacuum when it comes to holding elected officials uh truly accountable for things like harassment, abuse, and misconduct…
Bill 5 Still Getting Support
Despite the Government defeating Stephen’s Private Members Bill last spring, it continues to garner support from cities and towns across…
ROMA Conference 2024
Stephen met with dozens of rural municipal leaders at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) annual meeting. From infrastructure to…
ONTARIO’S BIG CITY MAYORS SUPPORT BLAIS’ BILL 5, 2023
— Ontario’s Big City Mayors support Stopping Harassment and Abuse by Local Leaders Act — QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario’s Big…
Stephen addresses Ontario's municipal leaders
Stephen addressed the 2022 annual meeting of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. The AMO conference hosts 2,000 of Ontario's top municipal leaders: Mayors, Councillors and municipal officials from across the province.
Stephen answers questions from the Queen's Park media on the return of the Legislature
Stephen takes questions from the Queen's Park press gallery on the return of the Legislature and the re-introduction of his private members bill.