New Democrats have been declaring for well over ten years that, as Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet, “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.” It doesn’t take a political science degree to know this and recognize that the pungency of this aroma has increased month after month and year after [Read more]
Bursary Awards Program Provides Educational Support to Exceptional Summer Staff Lina Vermeer of Massey has earned an educational bursary award for her outstanding work as an Ontario Parks summer employee. “I would like to thank Lina Vermeer for her outstanding contribution to Ontario Parks this [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – Citing statistics that show Canada’s 20 year commitment hasn’t put a dent into the incidence of violence against women, Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Carol Hughes challenged MPs to put words into action. Delivering a statement to mark the beginning of 16 Days of Action Against [Read more]
Canada was offered one opportunity to review the Canada European Trade Agreement (CETA) earlier this month when Wallonia raised opposition to elements of CETA and threatened not to ratify the deal. That obstacle was eventually removed and the Belgian region’s parliament ultimately agreed to the [Read more]
Last week MPPs found themselves back home in their ridings for a constituency week. I am pleased to say that the clinics I held were well attended. Constituency clinics provide MPPs with the opportunity to meet face to face with constituents to assist them with matters of concern and also hear [Read more]
This week the province was shocked to learn of the tragic deaths of 8 Ontario nursing home residents at the hands of another. To make matters worse, the suspect is a caregiver in the employ of the long-term care facilities where the residents lived. Without doubt the sympathies of us all go out to [Read more]
Last week I began my column by mentioning the fascinating art of sleight of hand. Those of you who are fascinated by observing the sleight of hand magic tricks have been exposed to a real treat on the nightly news lately; watching the Liberal masters of this art. The thing is, we all know that [Read more]
When political news breaks on a Friday afternoon, it usually isn’t for good-news stories. More often this is when a government will make embarrassing admissions in an attempt to bury stories as people are focused on the weekend ahead. Of course, there can always be exceptions, and that was [Read more]
We are hearing about the end of truth in politics, mostly as a by-product of the American Presidential race, but the use of flimsy facts and general opinion to support a position is nothing new. What is newer is the way that these ‘facts’ can be perpetuated on the internet and seem to take on [Read more]
It’s time to brush the dust from my shoes gathered at all of the festivals, pow wows events, celebrations and meetings that I attended over the summer and head back to the Legislature. After all the conversations and meetings I had with many constituents this summer, clearly there is a lot of [Read more]
In the same way that September marks a return to school, it also marks the return of parliament. In a few weeks MPs will return to Ottawa to resume debate on numerous issues. Some of these will pop up daily and can’t truly be foreseen, but others have been brewing over the summer – or [Read more]
KAPUSKASING, ON – The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) will be meeting in the City of Elliot Lake on Friday, September 9, 2016 for the regular meeting of the Board of Directors. The Board will be discussing a number of issues including infrastructure funding for local and [Read more]
Finalists Announced for Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts Province Recognizing Important Contributions of Ontario’s Arts Community Twelve finalists have been announced for the Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts. The awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of [Read more]
If you and your family are looking for something to do this summer, you need look no further than our own Algoma-Manitoulin backyard. There is always something to see, some new adventure to enjoy and lots of festivals and activities happening. I have enjoyed attending local farmers’ markets, art [Read more]
You might not have heard about the problems afflicting the Phoenix pay system that the federal government uses, but if you are one of the 80,000 people affected by them, you are all too aware that a lot is wrong. Not getting paid, getting paid too much, having taxes deducted for the wrong [Read more]
