Dear County of Simcoe Councillor,

We in the United States often look to our northern neighbour for glimmers of inspiration on matters of social and environmental justice.

In your province of Ontario, we have noted with interest your green leadership to close down coal-fired power plants by 2014, bring forward the Greenbelt to combat urban sprawl, pass the Clean Water Act of 2006 and the Places to Grow Act of 2006 to promote local food production, as well as the ambitious discussion you have initiated to launch Ontario toward a zero-waste society.