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]
February 8, 2011 McGuinty Government Supports Hydro Power As Part Of Clean Energy Future Mining on the Niagara Tunnel Project is nearing completion. Upon project completion, the tunnel will provide Ontario with enough clean, renewable hydro power for 160,000 homes annually for the next 100 [Read more]
McGuinty Government Improves Services And Supports In Eastern Ontario Ontarians who have a developmental disability in eastern Ontario are one step closer to having a better, more streamlined way to apply for services and supports. The province is creating nine new regional contact points for [Read more]
To gain an appreciation of how fast technology can transform a society, one has to look no further than the internet. In less than 20 years the web has gone from being relatively new and viewed with some suspicion to permeating nearly every corner of society. In those early days, the only way to [Read more]
February 2, 2011 McGuinty Government Seeking Input To Help Improve Services For Young Children Ontario is seeking input on the best way to provide more timely, effective and convenient supports to children and their families. The input will help the province develop Best Start Child and Family [Read more]
February 1, 2010 McGuinty Government Continues To Help Traffic Flow And Keep Roads Safe For 20 years, Ontario’s COMPASS system has been helping keep travellers safe, managing congestion and keeping travellers moving along some of the busiest highways in North America. There are currently 222 [Read more]
February 1, 2011 McGuinty Government Keeping Roads Safe For Ontario Families One year ago today, police began enforcing the ban on hand-held cell phone use while driving, helping to make Ontario’s roads safer. The law helps police get distracted drivers off our roads and while at the same [Read more]
Creating Jobs And Clean Energy In Atikokan January 31, 2011 Atikokan Renewable Fuels has accepted one of the Province’s first new wood supply offers. They will produce wood pellets for domestic and international customers, which can be used to create heating and electricity. This will [Read more]
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre Piloting Cafeteria Program THUNDER BAY, ON – Starting today, employees, patients and visitors to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) will be seeing more healthy options in their cafeteria and the cafeteria vending machine [Read more]
McGuinty Government Appoints Experienced Veteran Ontario has appointed Tadeusz (Ted) Wieclawek as the province’s Fire Marshal. Wieclawek joined the Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM) in 1992 and has held several high-ranking positions, most recently Deputy Assistant Fire Marshal responsible for [Read more]
January 24, 2011 McGuinty Government Making It Easier For Students To Plan For Their Education Checking the status of an OSAP application is as easy as posting on Facebook or Twitter. Ontario’s new mobile OSAP app is the first interactive app of its kind for the government. It will allow busy [Read more]
January 24, 2011 McGuinty Government’s Pharmacist Program Is Reaching More Seniors More than 37,000 MedsCheck consultations have taken place in Ontario’s long-term care homes in just the first three months since the launch of the new free service. That means more Ontario seniors have [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]
Métis Leaders, Federal and Provincial Ministers Map Out Strategy for Métis Economic Development January 21, 2011 VANCOUVER, BC —The Honourable John Duncan, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, met January 19, 2011 [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]
