Katy Austin : New Democrats

The greatest threat to democracy does not come from the outside, in the form of terrorism.  It comes from the inside, in the form of apathy and cynicism.  One of the most dangerous statements I’ve ever heard is, “All politicians are crooks, so why even bother voting?”  I can understand why it happens and how […]

Simcoe Grey NDP Riding Association is pleased to announce that Katy Austin, retired teacher, was acclaimed as the Simcoe Grey NDP Federal Candidate at the September 28, 2009 nomination meeting.
 
Austin is a longtime supporter of the fight against Dumpsite 41 and sits on the Zero Waste Simcoe Board of Directors. She is a member of […]

Katy Austin speaks to the riding of Simcoe-Grey in 2007

Katy Austin standing up for the people fighting to stop Dump Site 41 from destroying nature’s supply of pristine water, and polluting the largest group of fresh water lakes.

I am in total disagreement with the editor of the Springwater News when he denies the reality of climate change in his February 18th musings.
Climate change is real, it is caused by human activity and it needs to be reversed if we are to continue to exist […]

The Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE) is right: the federal government has to raise taxes in order to eliminate the deficit.
Ed Clark is the chief executive of Toronto-Dominion Bank and a member of the CCCE who recently stated, “We had a meeting two weeks ago, and almost every single person said […]