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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Again, I'd be interested in your thoughts, because we need great people like you running for office! open.substack.com/pub/lukasoak...

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Why You Should Run

Why should someone run for office in this upcoming municipal election?

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

This week in the @theparisindependent and on my own blog, I share why I think you -should- run for office, as a counterpoint to my article a few weeks back on the barriers keeping people from running for office.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

I thought it was important to discuss the barriers to elected office (and my own experiences with those barriers), and what we all can do to help tear down those same barriers. I encourage folks to check it out, and to get involved in this year's elections. Let me know your thoughts!

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

In this week's @theparisindependent, I wrote an editorial about the upcoming municipal election, and the declining participation in our democracy. Local elections are important, and we need both more great people running for office and everyone participating in electing these great people.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

For more examples on how precisely these laws are problematic, review articles such as this from the Guardian, where a teenager was murdered for ringing a doorbell in Missouri: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...

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‘Stand your ground’: the US laws linked to rising deaths and racist violence

The shooting of Ralph Yarl, the Black teen who rang the wrong doorbell, revives concerns about expanding self-defense laws

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

I appreciate and empathize with MPP Brady's passion and advocacy for improving public safety, but after reading her column this morning I felt compelled to speak against what would be an extremely erroneous and problematic measure for our federal Minister of Justice Sean Fraser to take.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

The laws (and MPP Brady's statement) also invokes very colonial language and ideology ("An Englishman's home is his castle") that I fear within a Canadian context would be used to further perpetuate colonial violence against the indigenous people in Canada.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

The "Castle" laws in the US allow for the lawful murder and persecution of racialized people, in particular black Americans, by white Americans. It is also deeply tied to the very problematic gun culture in the US, which would also be a tremendous error to bring into our Country.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

The invitation to bring American style "Castle" laws into our country would be a grave mistake, and perpetuate the same type of violence against minority groups, in particular racialized folks, that it does in the US.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

The funding the County of Brant dedicated in this year's budget towards several Gender-Based and Intimate Partner Violence service providers continues to go to great use in our community, supporting rural residents. Thank you to SAC Brant for the important work you do.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

I was pleased council passed an amended version of my motion to oppose Bill 5 last night, but the fight does not stop here. I encourage you to get in contact with your representatives at all levels of government to discourage them from supporting these types of legislation.

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A Tale of Two Bills 5s (and One Bill 14)

The Concerning Trend of our Governments using Crisis to Centralize Power - Originally distributed to local media on June 19th, 2025

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Check out my latest piece on Bill C-5, how it relates to Ontario's Bill 5 and similar legislation, and how we cannot tolerate our governments utilizing a crisis to bypass democracy, ignore environmental protections, and not give Indigenous treaty holders their constitutional rights to consultation.

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Sergio Mourato @sergiomourato.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

🚨 Councillor Lukas Oakley is bringing forward a motion to oppose Ontario’s Bill 5, calling it a threat to local governance, Indigenous rights & environmental protections. 🗓️ Brant County Council debates it Tues, June 25 at 6PM. Public delegations welcome. #BrantCounty #ONpoli #Bill5

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

I would encourage those who are interested in supporting (or opposing) this motion to please consider contacting your councillors or delegating to our council next Tuesday night at 6pm. Please find the details on how to register as a delegation here: www.brant.ca/en/council-a...

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Speaking Before Council

Residents and members of the public are invited to comment as delegations at County of Brant council meetings.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

It must go back to the drawing board so we can accomplish shared goals of economic growth, whilst respecting municipal jurisdiction, indigenous communities, and our stewardship of the environment.

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Speaking Before Council

Residents and members of the public are invited to comment as delegations at County of Brant council meetings.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Thus, I gave notice this morning of my motion coming to next week's council to oppose Bill 5 and request the government repeal this poorly crafted and wide sweeping legislation.

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Speaking Before Council

Residents and members of the public are invited to comment as delegations at County of Brant council meetings.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

I have a great deal of concern about what this motion could mean for local governance, environmental protections, and indigenous treaty rights.

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Speaking Before Council

Residents and members of the public are invited to comment as delegations at County of Brant council meetings.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

This morning at our Administration and Operations Committee, we received a report from staff on the potential impacts of Bill 5 on the County of Brant.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Happy Pride Month everyone 🏳️‍🌈

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

And to those in our community who are 2SLGTBQIA+, know that you have unconditional and stalwart allies in the Council and staff of the County of Brant. I encourage you of those in that community to please reach out if there is more than we can be doing to actively support you.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

I have consistently pushed back against these transgressions against valued members of our community. I would encourage everyone to do the same in their day to day as well.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

But in those three years, our neighboring community of Norwich has regularly had Pride flags vandalized, I helped organize a counter protest to the hateful "Million Person March" in 2023, and numerous smaller encounters where people have complained about "wokeness" or pushing LGBT on them.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

I, perhaps naively, thought these conversations had long since been settled. Of course people are entitled to be who they are, and live their lives as their authentic selves without prosecution.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

When I became a councillor three years ago, I never imagined that fighting for basic human rights and dignity would become something that I would need to regularly engage in.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

As one of the students from PDHS said to the assembled crowd today, we must not tolerate intolerance, and call people out when they engage in bigotry, particularly as allies, as it is unfair and unduly burdensome to leave this on the shoulders of 2SLGTBQIA+ people alone.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

We must never stop the fight to ensure everyone has access to the same spaces, resources, and safety; and right now is a particularly scary time for our 2SLGTBQIA+ friends.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Today, we had our Pride Flag raising at Council Chamber. We were joined by many members of our community to share in this moment where we come together to show support of the 2SLGTBQIA+ people who live in the County of Brant.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Hello folks, I am trying out a new way to connect with constituents for longer form articles, such as my conference recaps and opinion pieces that I have submitted in the past to our local papers, as well as new pieces. Please feel free to check it out!

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

We cannot tolerate intolerance, and I stand with 2SLGBTQIA+ people on this pride month and every day throughout the year.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

We have seen in a neighbouring community that hateful people have been vandalizing symbols of pride, and just this weekend the actor Jonathan Joss was shot and killed in the US in a homophobic hate crime.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

It is so important that we take the time during this month to support our 2SLGBTQIA+ community and vigorously defend their rights to be who they are, love who they want, and exist in our shared spaces.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Happy Pride Month! Make sure you come join us on June 9th at 1pm outside council chambers to celebrate with us as we raise the pride flag. Also make sure you follow Brant Pride and Brantford Pride for local events that celebrate the season and support local 2SLGBTQIA+ folks!

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

You can find my opinion piece now on the Brant Beacon, or in the next editions of the Paris Independent, Ayr News, or Paris Chronicle. Let me know what you think in the comments or via email, and make sure you share those thoughts with your provincial representatives as well.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

This week, the provincial legislature is geared to pass both Bill 5 and Bill 6, controversial bills that have been met with significant opposition. I wrote a letter to the editor to several of our local papers to encourage you to learn more about these problematic pieces of legislation.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Public postal service is a community connector and tool of economic growth. We don't ask our roads to make profits because we understand it's a public service and economic multiplier; the postal service is no different.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Canada Post is irreplaceable for rural, northern, and indigenous communities. We saw what happened in those communities when CN was privatized in the 80s... They lost their services, and have not been made whole since. We cannot allow further privatization of public services.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

During the resolutions plenary of #FCM2025, I was happy to speak in favour of a resolution supporting Canada Post remaining a fully public service, and exploring expanding services like postal banking. @cupwsttp.bsky.social

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

I was glad to be back on @jakelandau.ca's podcast to talk politics! Check it out and thanks for having me on!

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

I have to thank our MPP Will Bouma for his efforts on this file, and for the Ministry of Health for moving us forward! I also have to give a shout out to the leader of the Official Opposition @maritstilesndp.bsky.social for advocating for this project this past Monday with her Opposition motion.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

It's thanks to the efforts of the fantastic staff at the Brant Community Healthcare system, and the combined advocacy efforts of the County of Brant, Six Nations, and City of Brantford!

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Furthermore, it is now official (and public) that our new hospital will be a greenfield construction project! I cannot emphasize just how important it is that this project moves forward with as much alacrity as is possible, for our community needs this healthcare facility.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

It's budget day in Ontario, and while it's going to take me a little while to dig through and formulate my full thoughts, I am excited to see that the Brant-Brantford hospital project is in the 2025 budget to move forward to the next stage!

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

I hope to be successful at this year's annual general meeting so that I may represent Brant and communities like Brant in advocacy to our newly elected federal government under Prime Minister Mark Carney.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

This evening, council unanimously supported my bid to join the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors. Thank you to Councillor Chambers and Councillor Bell for moving and seconding the resolution.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

It's our civic duty to participate in our democracy and we are privileged to have this opportunity when elsewhere in the world there are many folks who do not have access to voting in fair and free elections. Let's see a record turnout Brant!

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Today's the day folks, it's Election Day! Polls are open from 9:30am to 9:30pm, make sure you get out there to vote! You can check your polling location at www.elections.ca and make sure to bring ID!

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I will be joining the Brantford & District Labour Council at their day of Mourning event this evening at 5pm at Lorne Park to remember those we have lost. As we mourn the dead, we fight for the living. Solidarity.

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Cllr Lukas Oakley @lukasjoakley.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Workplace injuries and deaths have serious lasting effects on workers, their families and friends, and we must strive to hold those responsible accountable for their actions.

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