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By Anushka Yadav, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Pointer Brampton resident David Laing was jolted awake at 2 a.m. on November 10, 2024, by an eerie roar tearing through his neighbourhood. \u201cAs I’m lying there awake, thinking, I’ve never heard wind so strong before, my phone goes off and it’s a tornado warning saying, you need to seek immediate shelter,\u201d Laing recalls. \u201cThis is Brampton? In November? This is not natural. This is not normal.\u201d Laing has been environmentally conscious for most of his life, but that night marked a turning point. A creeping fear set in \u2014 not just about one storm, but about the broader trajectory of Ontario and the planet. That fear is absent from the Progressive Conservative (PC) government\u2019s latest budget, Bill 24 , ironically titled… <\/p>\n

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By Anushka Yadav, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Pointer Brampton resident David Laing was jolted awake at 2 a.m. on November 10, 2024, by an eerie roar tearing through his neighbourhood. \u201cAs I’m lying there awake, thinking, I’ve never heard wind so strong before, my phone goes off and it’s a tornado warning saying, you need to seek immediate shelter,\u201d Laing recalls. \u201cThis is Brampton? In November? This is not natural. This is not normal.\u201d Laing has been environmentally conscious for most of his life, but that night marked a turning point. A creeping fear set in \u2014 not just about one storm, but about the broader trajectory of Ontario and the planet. That fear is absent from the Progressive Conservative (PC) government\u2019s latest budget, Bill 24 , ironically titled... <\/p>\n

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