Politics

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Isabel Fletcher Public School

Algoma Public Health (APH) has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 at Isabel Fletcher Public School. As per provincial Ministry of Education guidance, an outbreak is declared in a school once it has been determined that within a 14-day period, two individuals tested positive for COVID-19 and: at least one case could have reasonably acquired their infection in the school setting; ...

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News from the Park – Summer notwithstanding?

Well, as of June 21st, with the onset of the summer solstice, we can finally say that summer is officially here.  My colleagues in Queen’s Park said they thought it had already set in, but then Premier Ford announced an emergency recall of MPPs to attend to what he said was an urgent matter.  So urgent, in fact, that the ...

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News from the Park – l’été nonobstant?

Eh bien, depuis le 21 juin, avec le début du solstice d’été, nous pouvons enfin dire que l’été est officiellement là. Mes collègues de Queen’s Park ont ​​dit qu’ils pensaient que cela s’était déjà commencé, mais le premier ministre Ford a ensuite annoncé un rappel d’urgence des députés pour s’occuper de ce qu’il a dit être une affaire urgente. Si ...

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L’itinérance chez les femmes doit devenir une priorité, selon Carol Hughes

Les défis liés à l’itinérance pour les femmes, les filles et les personnes de divers genres ne sont pas insurmontables, mais ils sont différents de ceux vécus par les hommes, selon Carol Hughes, députée d’Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing. Mme Hughes a prononcé un discours devant le Parlement, dans lequel elle citait le Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network, qui qualifie l’itinérance chez les femmes, les ...

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Women’s homelessness must be prioritized: Hughes

The challenges related to homelessness for women, girls, and gender diverse people aren’t insurmountable, but they are different than those for men, according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. Hughes delivered a statement in parliament citing the Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network who call homelessness amongst women, girls, and gender diverse peoples in Canada a crisis hiding in plain sight. ...

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From the Park – « Carrousel de Pandémie »

Avez-vous déjà été à la Heritage Railway and Carousel Company à North Bay? C’est vraiment cool. Chaque année, avant la pandémie, bien sûr, l’attraction recevait plus de 100000 visiteurs s’arrêter pour prendre le train miniature ainsi qu’un carrousel vraiment classique. C’est classique dans le vrai sens du terme. Il s’agit d’une reconstruction d’un carrousel original de 1908, avec des chevaux ...

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From the Park – ‘Pandemic-Carousel’

Have you ever been to the Heritage Railway and Carousel Company in North Bay?  It’s pretty cool.  Each year, prior to the pandemic of course, the attraction sees over 100,000 visitors stop by to ride the miniature train as well as a truly classic carousel. It is classic in the truest sense of the word.  It is a rebuild of ...

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NDP calls for urgent action to address COVID-19 crisis in Northern Ontario

On Thursday, May 27th during the Question Period NDP MP Charlie Angus (Timmins-James Bay) secured a commitment from the Liberal government to address the worsening COVID-19 crisis in Northern Ontario. “Over the last week, the city of Timmins and the community of Moosonee declared a state of emergency over the spike in COVID,” said Angus in the House of Commons, ...

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Hughes delivers motion for strategy on eye health and vision care

With vision threatening conditions projected to increase by as much as 29% over the next decade, it’s time for parliament to help shape a comprehensive strategy that can put a dent in that trajectory.  That is the message that Carol Hughes is sharing with parliamentarians as she encourages them to get behind her motion to develop a National Strategy for ...

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Hughes présente une motion pour une stratégie sur la santé oculaire

Alors que l’on prévoit une augmentation de 29 % des troubles de la vue au cours de la prochaine décennie, il est temps que le Parlement participe à l’élaboration d’une stratégie globale susceptible d’infléchir cette trajectoire.  C’est le message que Carol Hughes transmet aux parlementaires en les encourageant à soutenir sa motion visant à élaborer une stratégie nationale d’action pour ...

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MPP Suze Morrison extends condolences to the family of Cileana Taylor

Suze Morrison, MPP for Toronto Centre and NDP critic for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls response, issued the following statement on the tragic murder of Cileana Taylor, a young Annishnaabe woman from Curve Lake First Nation: “I want to express my sorrow and anger at the loss of Cileana Taylor. I offer my sincerest condolences to Cileana’s family, ...

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Bons emplois et sécurité financière

J’attends avec impatience la semaine de circonscription d’avril. Je pense que je suis prêt pour un certain temps loin de Queen’s Park et une pause de cette longue route que je voyage dans les deux sens chaque fin de semaine. J’ai toujours soutenu que, loin d’être une perte de temps monotone chaque fin de semaine, cela me donne en fait ...

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Good jobs and financial security

I’m looking forward to the April constituency week.  I think I’m ready for some time away from Queen’s Park and a break from that long road I travel both ways every weekend.  I’ve always maintained that, far from being a monotonous waste of time each weekend, it actually provides me with a wonderful opportunity to really think things through uninterrupted.  ...

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NDP tries again for paid sick days for all Ontarians

Andrea Horwath’s NDP will use its Opposition Day Motion slot Monday to give the Doug Ford government another chance to give all Ontarians paid sick days​ to help end the pandemic sooner. “Paid sick days will help Ontario beat COVID-19 quicker, and end the frustrating cycle of lockdowns,” said Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath. “Workers without paid sick days are ...

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