Politics, Editorials & Letters

To all our valued riders and supporters, Over the past several weeks, our club executive and Facebook page have received an overwhelming number of messages and questions about the upcoming snowmobile season. We truly appreciate your continued interest and support, and we feel it’s important to provide a clear update on where things stand following the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile ...

October 17, 2025 The Beer Store Corporate Office | 2258 Coleraine Drive Bolton, ON L7E 3A9 Attention: Roy Benin Dear Mr. Benin. The closing of The Beer Store is the final nail in the coffin for those of us in the town of Wawa who are interested in our environment and recycling. I am not a consumer of alcohol, but ...

October 10, 2025 Ottawa, Ontario In a rapidly changing and uncertain world, Canada’s new government is focused on what we can control. We are protecting our communities and our country. We are building our economy with major projects and millions more homes. We are empowering Canadians with lower costs and new opportunities to help you get ahead. We cannot control ...

Le 10 octobre 2025 Ottawa (Ontario) Dans un monde incertain et en pleine mutation, le nouveau gouvernement du Canada se concentre sur ce qu’il peut contrôler. Nous protégeons nos communautés et notre pays. Nous bâtissons notre économie, des projets d’envergure et des millions de nouveaux logements. Nous donnons aux Canadiens et aux Canadiennes les moyens d’agir en réduisant les coûts ...

  If you could look into a crystal ball to see into the future, what questions would you want answered relative to how people get from A to B in Northern Ontario?   Would you ask what makes for an efficient, affordable and well-utilized transportation system that meets the needs of ordinary travelers? How about finding out where Northerners want ...

Sep 28, 2025 at 08:17 The Ontario Liberal Party is taking the next step in its renewal by launching the process to select its next Leader. Earlier today, the Party’s Executive Council approved the creation of a Leadership Vote Committee, a working group that will consult with members, research best practices, and provide recommendations to the Executive Council on how ...

The Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) has announced a province-wide trail reduction for the upcoming snowmobile season in response to rising expenses and lower revenues. One of the proposed cuts would end the D Trail at White River—the main connector between Marathon and the rest of Ontario. If approved, this decision would eliminate all groomed trails serving the towns ...

September 18, 2025 Mexico City, Mexico The close and long-standing relationship between Canada and Mexico has created greater certainty, security, and prosperity for both nations. Now, as the world order changes rapidly, Canada and Mexico are elevating this partnership. Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, alongside the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, launched a new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership to deepen ties ...

Le 18 septembre 2025 Mexico (Mexique) La relation étroite et de longue date entre le Canada et le Mexique a créé une plus grande certitude, sécurité et prospérité pour les deux pays. Aujourd’hui, alors que l’ordre mondial connaît une évolution rapide, le Canada et le Mexique intensifient ce partenariat. Aujourd’hui, le premier ministre Mark Carney et la présidente du Mexique, ...

Chandra Pasma, Official Opposition Shadow Minister for Education, made the following statement in response to news that the Minister of Education is looking at collapsing Ontario school boards into four provincial-level boards: “Local decision-making is essential to providing the supports that our children need to be safe and successful at school. School boards oversee everything from hiring and assigning EAs ...

A l’occasion du congrès annuel de l’association des municipalités de l’Ontario (AMO), le premier ministre Doug Ford a annoncé que le gouvernement de l’Ontario protège les collectivités, réduit les coûts et renforce l’économie de la province en investissant 1,6 milliard de dollars supplémentaires pour accélérer la construction de logements et d’infrastructures essentielles. Cet investissement permet de presque doubler le Programme ...

Premier Doug Ford announced at the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference that the Ontario government is protecting communities, lowering costs and strengthening Ontario’s economy by investing an additional $1.6 billion to speed up construction on homes and critical infrastructure. This investment nearly doubles the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program (MHIP) to $4 billion, building on the province’s most ...

Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition, along with the Ontario NDP caucus will be meeting with mayors, councillors, and municipal leaders from across the province at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario annual conference to hear about real solutions from those who know their communities best. “People aren’t asking for miracles,” said Stiles. “They’re simply asking for a partnership ...

August 14, 2025 Today, the Hon. Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, issued the following statement calling on Parliament to adopt harsh penalties for arsonists: “Communities across Canada are being devastated by fire. From Newfoundland to British Columbia to the Prairies, homes have been destroyed, churches burned, and families evacuated. Too often, these fires aren’t just acts ...

14 août 2025 Aujourd’hui, l’honorable Pierre Poilievre, chef du Parti conservateur du Canada, a fait la déclaration suivante appelant le gouvernement à adopter des peines sévères pour les incendiaires : « Des communautés partout au Canada sont dévastées par les incendies. De Terre-Neuve à la Colombie-Britannique en passant par les Prairies, des maisons ont été détruites, des églises incendiées et ...