Northerners can’t get a break from their rising hydro bills. Whether you are trying to stay warm in the winter or cool in the summer, the bills continue to skyrocket. Tens of thousands of Ontarians signed petitions, demonstrated at Queen’s Park and across the province, joined Facebook groups, [Read more]
News from the Park Last week I was proud to participate in many Canada Day celebrations across Algoma-Manitoulin. New Democrats across the country partook in festivities and citizenship ceremonies from coast to coast to celebrate the 148th anniversary of the founding of our country. Canada Day [Read more]
Here in Northern Ontario we know what winter driving is. Many in Northern Ontario must drive daily in dangerous conditions, to and from work, taking our children to school and sports practices, driving to medical appointments and so on. Yet-many of those making decisions on how our winter roads [Read more]
This week legislature rose however the session was marked by chaos, Hydro One sell-off and criminal investigations. Opposition parties were on fire in the legislature debating the sell-off of Hydro One and the utter lack of respect for hard-working families in Ontario. New Democrats held several [Read more]
This week the Auditor General released her report on Winter Highway Maintenance. The report said that the contracting out of highway maintenance services has led to a drastic decrease in services leaving roads unsalted and snow uncleared in the winter. My colleague and NDP Transportation Critic [Read more]
Day after day, week after week, without a doubt the number one concern raised in our offices is the skyrocketing cost of hydro. Absolutely nothing has been done since this Liberal government was given a majority mandate to alleviate the crippling costs of hydro on hardworking families across this [Read more]
In Northern Ontario we know all too well the challenges we face with access to healthcare. Many have to travel long distances for care, and at a time when there seems to be continuous cuts to services, and wasted millions it becomes extremely frustrating. This week my colleague and NDP Health [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – The legislature returned this week to turmoil and scandals once again. The present liberal government is embroiled in three separate OPP investigations for Ornge, Gas Plants email deletions, and the recent Sudbury bribery scandal. Thursday, minutes before question [Read more]
BLIND RIVER, ON – Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha was busy visiting Winter Carnivals in communities across his riding this month. Among those he attended was the 46th Annual Blind River Winter Carnival 2015 where Mantha chose to share his enthusiasm and show his support by [Read more]
Last week in the legislature, New Democrats voted against Bill 8 due to the fact that it was an omnibus bill containing 11 pieces of legislation. Also one of the main concerns was that the Liberal government has been pushing time allocation on so many bills to prevent debate and ram bills through [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – In light of a damning Auditor-General report that shows the government misspent almost $2-billion on the failed smart meter program, now, more than ever, Ontarians need relief from the growing costs of heating their homes, said NDP Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha. [Read more]
Today (December 5th), the Statistics Canada Stats numbers were released. They are showing 34,000 people have lost their jobs, clearly this is just more evidence that the Liberals have failed to address the province’s jobs crisis and their austerity budget will only make matters worse. These [Read more]
Thursday, November 27th, at Queen’s Park, I was joined by the Ontario Lyme Alliance and their national and regional counterparts to bring attention — and to deliver a call to action — on a serious public health policy matter. The issue is the alarming increase in Lyme disease. As [Read more]
This week in the legislature Ontario New Democrats were successful in passing a motion calling on Ontario to support a universal plan for $15 per day childcare. The leadership of Ontario New Democrats has ensured that Ontario officially endorses the $15 a day child care plan put forward by Tom [Read more]
This week Liberal and PC Members voted together to ensure that they could sell off public assets whenever they please. New Democrats moved an Opposition Day Motion which would protect public assets and stop any political party from a fire sale of public assets. This is the economical equivalent of [Read more]
