QUEEN’S PARK, ON – During question period Thursday, NDP MPP Judith Monteith-Farrell demanded answers from Doug Ford for local participants of the Basic Income Pilot Project cancelled by the Ford government this summer. “When did the government inform participants of the Basic Income [Read more]
KAPUSKASING, ON ‐ The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) presented to the Ontario Standing Committee on Justice Policy at Queen’s Park today to request Bill 52, Protection of Public Participation Act be amended. FONOM is requesting two recommendations to the legislation to [Read more]
GREENSTONE, ON – Andrew Foulds took his campaign to Greenstone last week. He visited Beardmore, Geraldton, Nakina and Longlac. “The issues raised by constituents have become all too familiar as I knock on doors across this large riding. The economy and lack of good paying jobs was voiced [Read more]
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SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Bryan Hayes, Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced infrastructure investments totalling more than $16 million in Pukaskwa National [Read more]
Are we in a recession or not? That has been at the forefront of news reports this week as the government exercises damage control in the one area they don’t want to show weakness in, the economy. A recession is defined as two back-to-back quarters of declining growth. We have already seen the [Read more]
Statement by Ontario NDP Finance Critic Catherine Fife (MPP Kitchener-Waterloo) regarding Ontario Chamber of Commerce “Empowering Ontario” report “According to the Ontario Chamber of Commerce nearly 4 in 10 businesses say that the cost of electricity is causing them to delay or cancel [Read more]
Manitoulin Family Resources is set to open their newly constructed food bank this month. While I am saddened that I will be in Ottawa and unable to join their celebrations for this achievement, I am more than a little frustrated that in a country as rich as ours the number of Canadians who rely [Read more]
TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Will Drive Tourism, Boost Economy The TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games are in a prime position to boost the economy, build communities and showcase Ontario internationally, following the province’s additional investment of up to $74 million for Games [Read more]
Ontario government recognizes outstanding artists and arts organizations Ontario celebrated the winners of the 2014 Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts at a gala event at Roy Thomson Hall this evening. The annual awards program honours Ontario’s outstanding artists and arts [Read more]
Conservatives bow to Chinese pressure and ratify FIPA behind closed doors OTTAWA , ON – Bruce Hyer, MP for Thunder Bay-Superior North and Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada denounced Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s unprecedented move to ratify the Canada-China Foreign Investment [Read more]
Strategic Mandate Agreements Highlight Strengths of Colleges, Universities Ontario is moving forward with the transformation of its postsecondary education system by helping institutions build on their individual strengths, ensuring students continue to have access to innovative and affordable [Read more]
With the Canadian dollar at four-year lows, attention has turned to the economy and the impact of the loonie’s devaluation on investors. Many economists are forecasting that the Canadian dollar will fall below the 89-cent (U.S.) level in 2014. National Bank analysts believe that the large [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, Ontario, February 3, 2014 – The Mayor and Council of the Township of Terrace Bay are pleased to announce Mr. Jon Hall has accepted the position of Chief Administrative Officer / Clerk. The Township began the job search in mid December and was pleased with the interest from [Read more]
ELLIOT LAKE, ON – People struggling just to keep up need to know their government has their back, and that just isn’t happening according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, MP Carol Hughes. Hughes was commenting on NDP Leader Tom Mulcair’s Affordability Tour which stopped in Sault Ste. Marie [Read more]
