Read MP Carol Hughes column on OntarioNewsNorth.com anytime by clicking on the Hughes on Headlines hot button in the Editorial Columns list at the top of the home page (or article pages like this one). Canada Revenue Agency could be a part of solution to small business’ red tape woes If there is [Read more]
NDP Leader outlines plan to make life more affordable for Northern Ontarians “People in Elliot and across Canada will be hit hard by rising heating costs as winter sets in. Heating your home in Canada is not a luxury, especially not in Northern Ontario,” said Layton. Layton says Harper’s HST [Read more]
This week’s cabinet shuffle was little more than the proverbial shuffling of the deck chairs on the Titanic in that it did not address the pressing issues in Canada. The public relations exercise merely served as an opportunity for the government to appoint people they see as key to [Read more]
New Year’s Resolutions The turning of the calendar year is symbolic with a focus on new beginnings. Like the first day of school, a new calendar year is filled with hope for better times. Often we make resolutions that are focused on self-improvement, wishing to cast aside some element of our [Read more]
Charities feel the pinch on many fronts and need some help to attract donations Our recent tough economic times have increased public need across Canada. While various levels of government have responsibilities to address this, it is a simple fact that there are a lot of people who fall through [Read more]
From MP Carol Hughes, Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing It might come as no surprise that Liberals and Conservatives have killed another anti-scab bill. A bill that promoted measures that would have made illegal the unfair hiring of replacement workers during labour disputes. Last Wednesday’s vote [Read more]
OCTOBER 4, 2010 OTTAWA – Carol Hughes is reacting to news that Maurice Foster, the long-time Member for the constituency of Algoma, died this past Saturday. Foster served Algoma from 1968 to his retirement in 1993. “I was saddened to hear of the passing of Maurice Foster,” said [Read more]
Le NPD pousse pour que les employés D’Abitibi-Bowater reçoivent une pension et une indemnité de départ OTTAWA – Le Comité du commerce international de la Chambre des communes s’est rencontré aujourd’hui en réunion spéciale afin de traiter de la récente fermeture de [Read more]
Elliot Lake –– Passengers and businesses that rely on the Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport received some welcome news as the money needed to resurface the aging runway system has been secured. Initially denied on the first two rounds of stimulus money, the Township of Burpee-Mills continued to [Read more]
Fireworks celebrations on July 1st do not escape Harmonized Sales Tax THUNDER BAY – Canada Day celebrations this year will have a little less bang for the buck as the Harper-McGuinty HST will make it more expensive to buy even fireworks. It’s a fitting start to how this unfair tax shift will [Read more]
HUGHES OUT TO JIG UP FISHING TOURISTS FOR AMK Ottawa – If you want to wet a line this summer then Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing should be on your short-list of destinations according to MP, Carol Hughes. With access to cold water fisheries on two Great Lakes and thousands of lakes, rivers and [Read more]
