Coût de vivre au Nord et prix d’essence en Ontario Cette semaine, dans le cadre de l’Assemblée législative de l’Ontario, les néo-démocrates ont déposé une motion visant à rendre les prix de l’essence plus prévisibles et plus justes envers les citoyens et citoyennes de la [Read more]
Everyone has a gripe about auto insurance in Ontario and when you look at the facts, it’s easy to see why. Ontario has the highest auto insurance rates in the country. According to a recent Auditor General report, Ontario premiums – which average just over $1,400 per vehicle – are as much as [Read more]
Taux d’assurance automobile élevés en Ontario ALGOMA-MANITOULIN, ON – Toute personne vivant en Ontario a de quoi se plaindre pour ce qui est de l’assurance automobile dans la province et, quand on regarde les faits, c’est facile de comprendre pourquoi. L’Ontario a les [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Northern Development and Mines Critic and Algoma–Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha called on the government to release details of their discussions with Cliff Resouces on the Ring of Fire and to ensure all the resources [Read more]
Festivals culturels, artistiques et autres évènements communautaire d’Algoma-Manitoulin en été 2012 Le temps se réchauffe et ici, à Queen’s Park, il nous reste moins d’un mois avant que la session de l’Assemblée législative ne soit levée pour l’été. J’ai hâte de [Read more]
This week at Queen’s Park rather than defeating the budget we listened to thousands of Ontarians and worked to improve the budget. Through hard work and determination we won some serious and important concessions including $20 million for northern and rural healthcare and a tax on our [Read more]
Mantha: Tristan Emiry wins prestigious Loran Award QUEEN’S PARK, ON– Today in the Legislature, Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha congratulated Tristan Emiry of Thessalon for winning one of Canada’s largest undergraduate merit scholarships, the Loran Award. In addition to the scholarship [Read more]
Many moons ago, before being elected as your MPP, I worked with Cherokee Logging as a cut and skidder operator and as a sawmill worker with Gogama Forest Products. My family, along with many families and communities in the North relied solely on the forestry industry. During my time working in the [Read more]
QUEEN’s PARK, ON – Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha, speaks in the Ontario Legislature on the need to address what he believes to be an affordable housing crisis our province. Bill G-19 the Residential Tenancies Act Amendment does little to help with high rent costs in Ontario says [Read more]
It has been a little over a week since the Liberal Budget was announced. Since then my NDP colleagues and I have been asking for your feedback. In that time, we have heard from over 38,000 Ontarians. Out of the thousands of concerns we have heard about, it’s clear that many Ontarians are very [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Today in question period, Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha called on the government to address mounting worries about funding to hospitals in small northern communities “Constituents in my riding are concerned about their local hospital services. Hospitals in my riding [Read more]
On the budget – your say counts Families have been telling me in recent months that their biggest concerns are jobs, healthcare and the cost of living. The budget announced by the Liberal government does not do nearly enough to address these priorities. There are nearly 600,000 people looking for [Read more]
by Michael Mantha, MPP Algoma-Manitoulin As critic for Northern Development and Mines I had the opportunity to meet with folks from around the world this week at the annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Conference with my colleague France Gélinas, MPP for Nickel Belt. [Read more]
FROSTY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10th MANITOUWADGE, ON – Friday, February 10th, Frosty Days activities planned at Kiwissa Ski Centre had to be cancelled when temperatures refused to go much higher than -20°C. The frigid temps held and Opening Ceremonies which were scheduled to be held outside [Read more]
ALGOMA-MANITOULIN, ON – Hier soir, le 6 octobre, les voteurs d’Algoma-Manitoulin dans le nord-ouest de l’Ontario (incluant Manitouwadge, Hornepayne, Dubreuilville, Wawa, ect.) on voté pour un changements. Depuis plus de 25ans que Michael Brown (Libéral) avait servi comme [Read more]
