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Asked by the Village of Casselman when the government will shift the burden of enforcing the keeping of dangerous and exotic animals from municipalities to the province, Minister Kerzner stated that the province will continue to explore this issue, and has passed both the PAWS and the PUPS Acts, which are strong pieces of animal welfare legislation that enables animal welfare inspectors throughout. [...] Asked by the City of Kenora what the government is doing to ensure that municipalities’ community safety plans are in line with provincial initiatives, and that municipalities have a cohesive approach to addressing the challenges outside of their jurisdiction, both Minister Kerzner and Minister Parsa stated that the government wants to work with municipalities to find out what part of their partic. [...] Asked by both the City of Pickering and Township of Mcnab/Braeside, in response to increased inflammatory rhetoric and threats on council, when the province will bring municipal code of conduct legislation, Minister Calandra stated that the province is not waiting for more evidence of the need for legislation, and has asked the Integrity Commissioner to bring recommendations. [...] Asked by the Township of Brock what the province’s plans are for the future of the Greenbelt Council, Minister Calandra stated: “When you talk about the Greenbelt, we put protection of the Greenbelt not in regulation, but it is protected in legislation across the province of Ontario. [...] So we look to you as partners, all of us here as ministers, we look to you for solutions, some localized answers of solutions that you can provide to us, as partners, for us to be able to support you in the initiative and the work that you're doing on the ground.