Byelection humiliation a coal, hard lesson for Labor
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May 25, 2021 â 12.10am
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In the wake of Laborâs calamitous showing in the Upper Hunter byelection, youâd think Joel Fitzgibbon would be keeping a low profile (âFresh internal stoush for ALP over pro-coal visionâ, May 24). After all, NSW Labor followed his prescription for success â full-throated support for coal â and it spectacularly backfired. But no, heâs doing the rounds, still urging Labor to âwake up to itselfâ, back fossil fuels and ignore the need for a transition plan. Letâs not forget this is a seat Labor has never won. The eight-point fall in its primary vote appears to have come mainly from the loss of progressive voters, who moved to the independent Kirsty OâConnell, the only candidate advocating a move away from coal. Labor
May 20, 2021 · 0 Comments
By Rob Paul
With Council hoping to prioritize making Caledon age-friendly for all, they had urbanMetrics Inc. develop a 10-year Age-Friendly Caledon Action Plan. The action plan identifies key priorities and results in the form of short, medium, and long-term goals.
At the May 18 Council Meeting, urbanMetrics Inc. consulting partner Peter Thoma presented the action plan to Council. Council adopted the plan and implementation will begin immediately.
The reason for an age-friendly action plan in Caledon is because the number of older adults (55-plus) in Canada now exceeds the number of youth and are represented as one of the fastest growing segments of the population. Between 2021 and 2031 the number of older adults is expected to increase by over 10,000 in Caledon.