‘Northern Ontario Politics’ Information
Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 21 April 2021
Province seeks public input into draft wild pig strategy and updates to Invasive Species Act MNRF is looking for your input on a draft strategy on how Ontario intends to address the threat of wild pigs in the province. #InvasiveSpecies Find out more: https://t.co/K0iZTUD22C [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 21 April 2021
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Doug Ford has never supported paid sick days. He even went out of his way to speak against the federal program while not bringing in provincial paid sick days, and spent the spring attacking any notion of provincial paid sick days. On June 5 2020, Ford opposed the [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 20 April 2021
OTTAWA, ON — Alexandre Boulerice, chef adjoint et porte-parole du NPD en matière de langues officielles, a fait adopter une motion visant à lancer une étude pour revoir en profondeur la manière dont le gouvernement fédéral administre les fonds dédiés à soutenir l’éducation [Read more]
Written by admin on 20 April 2021
MARATHON, ON – Regular Meeting of Marathon Town Council held Monday, April 19, 2021. To view the AGENDA from this meeting CLICK HERE. RELATED LINKS Town of Marathon YouTube channel Town of Marathon website [Read more]
Written by Town of Marathon on 06 April 2021
MARATHON, ON – Marathon Town Council wants to see it’s residents protected, preparing a resolution to send a letter to the Medical Officer of Health for the Thunder Bay District Dr. Janet DeMille, Thunder Bay-Superior North MPP Michael Gravelle, Ontario Minister of Health Christine [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 28 March 2021
Version française ci-dessous The pandemic has shown Canadians there is a cost for underinvestment in our health care system. Just ask families who lost their loved ones in long-term care (LTC) facilities across the country. Despite the health-related needs these centres cater to, they are [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 13 March 2021
QUEEN’S PARK, ON — To mark the one year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath held a roundtable with people whose lives have been deeply impacted by the pandemic, and issued the following statement: “As we look back on the impact the [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 12 March 2021
Version française ci-dessous In a minority parliament there will always be speculation on how the next election will be triggered. Scenarios run from government’s that engineer their own defeat to those that fall on their best intentions or even by accident. Under normal conditions there [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 02 March 2021
QUEEN’S PARK, ON — Andrea Horwath’s NDP is launching a campaign Tuesday to ramp up its fight to secure paid sick days for every worker in the province. Doug Ford’s Conservatives have blocked the expedited passage of NDP MPP Peggy Sattler’s Stay Home If You Are Sick [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 09 January 2021
Provincewide Shutdown As COVID-19 cases continue to rise at an alarming rate throughout the province, (online teacher-led learning until January 25, 2021 for Southern Ontario regions*), the provincewide shutdown in Northern Ontario has also been extended for another 14 days, aligning with [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 20 November 2020
Défiler ci-dessous pour le texte français There’s little doubt the pandemic has stretched finances. From household budgets right up to the federal coffers, unexpected expenses have been thrust upon us. That doesn’t mean everyone is struggling through this health crisis, some are even [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 05 October 2020
Anyone who watched the American Presidential debate will recognize the importance of the moment that Donald Trump refused to condemn white supremacism and white supremacists. To make it even more incredulous, the President then spoke directly to the far-right group, Proud Boys, telling them to, [Read more]
Written by admin on 27 August 2020
The Ontario NDP Caucus is hosting a Townhall Meeting August, 27, 2020 at 6:pm. The meeting is being held on Facebook and will be open to the public whom can go to http://facebook.com/events/355224255643862. The event description explains that: (Version française ci-dessous) COVID-19 has revealed [Read more]
Written by admin on 15 July 2020
In the video below, Patty Hadju announces projects receiving $12.7M in federal funding including upgrades to the Manitouwadge Municipal Airport. Also participating in this video announcement to share comments; Ministry of Northern Development and Mines Parliamentary Assistant Dave Smith, Santé [Read more]
Written by Press Release on 19 May 2020
Version française ci-dessous International body finds Canada’s nuclear waste policy deficient OTTAWA, ON – Over one hundred civil society organizations and prominent scientific experts from across Canada have called on the federal minister of Natural Resources (Hon. Seamus O’Regan) [Read more]