QUEEN’S PARK – On Tuesday, Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath joined the Ontario Health Coalition and hundreds of concerned Ontarians outside Queen’s Park to protest looming cuts to health care by the Ford Tories. “Families who have been forced...
TORONTO – POLITICS – Jim Wilson, Ontario’s Minister Responsible for Red Tape and Regulatory Burden Reduction, joined Laurie Scott, Minister of Labour and Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, to announce a series of regulatory and legislative...
QUEENS PARK – Premier Doug Ford issued the following statement on the municipal elections that took place across Ontario yesterday: “Yesterday, people across Ontario exercised one of our fundamental and important rights by voting in their local municipal elections....
THUNDER BAY – POLITICS 2.0 – UPDATE 2 – 11:00 pm – Bill Mauro is going to be the next Mayor of Thunder Bay. The City has issued the unofficial final Results. Mauro has 13,940 and Pullia has 13,178. Mauro...
QUEEN’S PARK – Northern Ontarians are being failed by a utility system that leaves them without running water or electricity for years at a time – something most Ontarians would never tolerate, says Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa. “Several weeks...
By Chrystia Freeland OTTAWA – The United States Mexico Canada Agreement is an updated, modernized North American trade agreement that is good for Canada and good for Canadians. It is the result of Canada being tough at the negotiation table,...
KENORA – POLITICS – In 1992, October was designated by the Government of Canada as Women’s History Month to celebrate the outstanding achievements of women throughout Canada’s history. The month’s celebrations include International Day of the Girl on October...
SIOUX LOOKOUT – As you know the Provincial Cannabis Act, 2017 will come into force on Thursday, October 17, 2018. Key elements of the Act include: 1. Prohibiting the sale of recreational cannabis to anyone under the age of 19....
KENORA – Bob Nault, Member of Parliament (Kenora riding) released the following statement regarding the upcoming municipal election. “Election time, whether federal, provincial, municipal or First Nations, this is the opportunity for Northerners to have their voices heard. Casting your...
THUNDER BAY – POLITICS –The next four years will be critical for our new mayor and council. Thunder Bay is at a crossroads requiring a leadership team that works together to chart a path addressing our social and economic...
THUNDER BAY – POLITICS – Voting day is October 22nd. NetNewsLedger reached out to candidates for mayor. Candidates were asked four questions. Here are the answers provided by Bill Mauro: NETNEWSLEDGER: What would you do as Mayor of Thunder...
THUNDER BAY – POLITICS 2.0 – My name is Lori Paras and I am one of the 7 candidates that have been endorsed by LEAP in this election and I am campaigning for a seat as a Councillor at...
