May 3, 2011 Friday, April 29, 2011, a motion brought by Constance Lake First Nation was scheduled to be heard in court. The community was seeking an injunction to stop ongoing mineral exploration activity by Zenyatta Ventures Limited in and around the community’s traditional land use area. It has [Read more]
McGuinty Government Supporting Clean Schools, Building Clean Energy Economy This fall, 126 schools will be turning on more cleaner and renewable sources of power, like solar, wind and geothermal, creating cleaner and more sustainable places to learn for Ontario students. Using renewable energy will [Read more]
McGuinty Government Changing Housing System To Put People First Families in need of affordable housing will get access to better and more flexible housing support. The Strong Communities through Affordable Housing Act, 2011, was passed by the legislature yesterday (April 19, 2011) with the support [Read more]
March 31, 2011 McGuinty Government Committed To Eliminating Waste And Finding Savings In keeping with its commitment to increased accountability and transparency, the salaries and taxable benefits of Ontario Public Service (OPS) and broader public sector employees who were paid $100,000 or more in [Read more]
The 2011 Budget Continues to Support Thunder-Bay Superior North The 2011 Ontario Budget continues to support the McGuinty government’s initiatives for Northern Ontario. The budget renews the focus on eliminating the deficit while protecting education and health care, and creating jobs. The budget [Read more]
March 24, 2011 Conservative Budget out of touch with the priorities of Northwestern Ontario families and communities – Yves Fricot, Liberal Candidate for Thunder Bay Superior North Today’s Conservative budget hides billions in wasteful spending and offers next to nothing for Northwestern [Read more]
Harper declines to eliminate seniors’ poverty, strengthen CPP, take HST off home heating OTTAWA, ON – The Harper Government’s 2011 Budget has little to make life more affordable for Canadian families, deal effectively with the pensions crisis, and provide substantial support for health care, [Read more]
McGuinty Government Celebrates Environmental Excellence Ontario is now accepting applications for a new award recognizing local green achievement, leadership and innovation. Launched on World Water Day, the Minister’s Award for Environmental Excellence will honour the individuals and [Read more]
Helping Northwestern Ontario Better-Serve Its Residents Gravelle & Mauro announce additional support for local communities Ontario is helping a number of communities in Northwestern Ontario fund local priorities, including social programs that assist its most vulnerable residents, through the [Read more]
Ontario needs a strong partner to help provide our families with the tools they need to succeed. The federal budget missed an important opportunity to develop a more meaningful partnership on several issues, including strengthening Employment Insurance, support for job training and immigration [Read more]
McGuinty Government Improving Access To High Quality Health Care Ontario is a national leader in wait times for key health procedures according to a new report from the Canadian Health Institute for Health Information (CIHI). Today, CIHI released its sixth annual report on provincial and national [Read more]
Teachers and students in grade 7 classrooms across Canada can now access newly developed lesson plans and resources that explore fire’s crucial role in the health and functioning of Pukaskwa National Park’s boreal forest ecosystem. The lessons allow students to investigate the role of [Read more]
March 15, 2011 McGuinty Government Delivering Better Value For Taxpayers Ontario is moving forward with its plan to reduce its number of government agencies by five per cent. In total, fourteen agencies are expected to be closed or merged. Some agencies have functions that could be performed within [Read more]
March 14, 2011 In December 2008, following the release of Justice Stephen Goudge’s Report on The Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology in Ontario, I announced a review of pediatric cases that resulted in criminal convictions based on evidence of abusive head trauma or “shaken baby [Read more]
March 14, 2011 McGuinty Government Congratulates 2010 Ontario Sport Award Nominees On the heels of a successful year that included Canada’s best-ever results at the 21st Olympic Winter Games, Ontario is recognizing 42 top amateur athletes and coaches. The 2010 Ontario Sport Awards celebrate [Read more]
