The Ontario Government recently announced that it will be changing the moose draw. The release below, (click here for full press release) included limited information regarding changes to moose management the government says will result in being “fairer, more accessible and simpler for [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – Triste nouvelle pour la francophonie ontarienne. Le gouvernement progressiste-conservateur de l’Ontario annonçait dans son énoncé politique, du jeudi 15 novembre 2018, de ne pas aller de l’avant avec l’Université de l’Ontario français et de [Read more]
Today, Premier Doug Ford issued the following statement for Remembrance Day: “Today, as we mark 100 years since the armistice that ended the First World War, I encourage all Ontarians to reflect on the bravery of our Canadian heroes, past and present, and the sacrifices they have made in the [Read more]
HAMILTON, ON – Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement to mark Remembrance Day, Nov. 11, 2018: “This Sunday, the eleventh day of the eleventh month at 11 a.m., we mark 100 years since the guns fell silent at the moment the First World War came to an end. [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – According to October’s Labour Force Survey, Ontario gained 83,000 jobs on a year-over-year basis. NDP Employment, Jobs, Research and Innovation critic Catherine Fife said that exposes Doug Ford’s repeated claim that a higher minimum wage and paid sick days for [Read more]
Northern Ontario is Open for Business THUNDER BAY, ON — Today, Premier Doug Ford and Jeff Yurek, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, announced that Resolute Forest Products will be investing $40 million into Ontario’s Northwestern operations, and an additional $13.5 million into [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – En cette journée électorale, les Ontarien·ne·s auraient dû pouvoir voter dans la langue officielle de leur choix, souligne le porte-parole en matière d’Affaires francophones du NPD, M. Guy Bourgouin. « Le premier ministre Ford a démontré que la province [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – NDP Education critic Marit Stiles says that after months of delays, the Ford government’s education consultations are already off to a rocky start. “People are concerned about the rollback of sex education to the last century, the stopping of the Indigenous [Read more]
NortheastLynx Update : October 5, 2018 Dear Mayor George Lefebvre, My colleague, Eric Boutilier of All Aboard Northern Ontario, has asked me to provide you and your colleagues with an update on our upcoming NortheastLynx proposal for the revival of the former Ontario Northland Transportation [Read more]
“On International Day of the Girl, on behalf of Ontario’s New Democrats, I want to thank every Ontarian who is working to empower and encourage girls to explore and achieve their full potential. In Ontario, we need girls and young women to see their skills and their dreams [Read more]
The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is pleased with Ontario’s recent announcement of the government’s plan to develop a provincial forestry strategy to reduce red tape and create an environment that supports growth and competitiveness within the sector. As announced by [Read more]
Dodges questions on funding cut for natural gas project in North Bay QUEEN’S PARK, ON – During question period Monday, Vic Fedeli, Doug Ford’s finance minister, confirmed that Ford will cut $100 million – the entire fund for natural gas expansion in northern and rural Ontario – [Read more]
The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) wishes to thank Mayor Al Spacek for his many years of Leadership and Dedication as President of FONOM. Mayor Spacek announced at the FONOM Conference this spring that he would not be seeking re-election in October. An election of Officers [Read more]
This week I attended the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference in Ottawa where I joined municipal leaders and delegations from across Ontario including several from communities in Algoma-Manitoulin. The purpose of the AMO, which is comprised of almost all of Ontario’s [Read more]
KIIWETINOONG — On Tuesday, NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) wrote the Minister of Education calling for Indigenous curriculum development to resume immediately. Last month, the Ford government abruptly cancelled writing sessions intended to make final revisions to a reconciliation curriculum [Read more]
