Hyer’s Cell Phone Freedom Act continues to push carriers to loosen mobile phone locks OTTAWA, ON – Member of Parliament Bruce Hyer was pleased recently that another wireless giant, Telus Mobility, bowed to public pressure and decided to start unlocking customer cell phones starting as of [Read more]
Death and Taxes Famous judge Oliver Wendell Holmes said that taxes are “the price we pay for civilization.” However we feel about taxes, Benjamin Franklin nailed it: “In this world, nothing is more certain than death and taxes.” There are nonetheless some big areas of discretion [Read more]
Give Northwest Families & Small Biz a Break on Heating THUNDER BAY,ON – Thunder Bay-Superior North federal MP Bruce Hyer and Ontario New Democrat Leader Andrea Horwath say instead of giving Thunder Bay families the cold shoulder, governments should do the right thing and take HST off home [Read more]
February 3, 2011 OTTAWA, ON – Canadians aren’t sure whether the Conservative Government wants to protect their privacy or throw it to the wind as legislation has government policy running in two different directions. With plans to scrap the mandatory long form census being justified as [Read more]
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]
January 21, 2011 McGuinty Government Pleased With International Ruling On Softwood Exporters Ontario is pleased with an international tribunal’s decision to limit an additional export tax on Ontario softwood lumber to only one-tenth of a per cent (0.1 per cent). This is dramatically lower [Read more]
January 19, 2011 Minister Clement Announces Support For Small Businesses in Northern Ontario The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for FedNor, today announced that small businesses across Northern Ontario will have greater access to services, support [Read more]
Health Canada gets it right after a decade of shame In the good news file, children in this country will face one less threat in their toy-boxes as Canada finally banned products containing phthalates this week. These chemical additives are used to soften plastic and vinyl, have often found their [Read more]
François Cloutier: High-speed internet service is essential in Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing – For some residents of Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, access to high-speed internet is a luxury. While the majority of Canadians take for granted their ability to quickly surf the internet or download [Read more]
Participate in the NSFC Energy Survey beginning in Dubreuilville! FACT: The Northeast Superior Region of Ontario spends an estimated $25 million annually for the provision of heat and hot water from electricity, fuel oil, propane, and wood. To help address this issue, the Northeast Superior Forest [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – The Township of Terrace Bay held the official grand opening ceremony for its new Cultural Centre today and approximately 150 people were in attendance. Chief Administrative Officer Carmelo Notarbartolo was the Master of Ceremony for the event which included speeches from [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]
December 19, 2010 Multi-pronged approach needed to solve savings challenge Today the Provinces of Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba, British Columbia and Ontario called on the federal government to keep a modest CPP enhancement on the table as part of a package of reforms [Read more]
December 14, 2010 MINISTER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS NEEDS TO REPLY TO FIRST NATIONS CORRESPONDENCE AND CONCERNS carolMRP1– Click to hear Hughes OTTAWA, ON – The Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs should show some manners and reply to his correspondence according to Carol Hughes. Rising in [Read more]
