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Marty Morantz, député de Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, présente aujourd’hui le projet de loi C-256, Loi sur le soutien aux organisations caritatives canadiennes, à la Chambre des communes. Cette loi aidera les organisations caritatives en les exonérant de l’impôt sur les gains en capital lors d’une vente d’actions privées ou de biens immobiliers sans lien de dépendance lorsque le produit de la ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario aide les restaurants locaux en introduisant une nouvelle législation qui les protégerait contre les frais de livraison élevés. La Loi de 2020 visant à soutenir les restaurants locaux plafonnerait les frais facturés par les entreprises de livraison de nourriture dans les zones où les repas à l’intérieur sont interdits, afin d’aider un plus grand nombre de ...

The Ontario government is helping local restaurants by introducing new legislation that would protect them from high delivery fees. The Supporting Local Restaurants Act, 2020, would cap fees charged by food delivery companies in areas where indoor dining is prohibited to help more small and independent restaurants stay in business. Currently, fees placed on restaurants by food delivery companies can ...

Today, John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry and Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued the following statement opposing unfair duties on the Canadian softwood lumber industry: “As we take deliberate action to contain COVID-19 and prepare for our economic recovery, it has never been more important to vigorously defend our forestry industries, which ...

Aujourd’hui, John Yakabuski, ministre des Richesses naturelles et des Forêts, et Vic Fedeli, ministre du Développement économique, de la Création d’emplois et du Commerce, ont émis la déclaration suivante s’opposant aux droits compensatoires inéquitables imposés à l’industrie canadienne du bois d’œuvre : « Il n’a jamais été plus important, alors que nous prenons des moyens vigoureux pour contenir la flambée ...

As announced in the 2020 Ontario Budget, Ontario’s Action Plan: Protect, Support, Recover, the Ontario government is making an investment in critical maintenance, repairs, upgrades and renewals of $466 million in capital grants over three years starting in 2020-21 for Ontario’s universities and colleges. This investment under the Facilities Renewal Program (FRP) includes: $144 million in 2020-21, an increase of $73 million ...

In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, local medical officers of health, and other health experts, the province is moving certain public health unit regions to new levels in the Keeping Ontario Safe and Open Framework, which includes moving Toronto and Peel into Lockdown. These necessary measures are being taken to limit community transmission of COVID-19 in order to ...

S’appuyant sur les conseils du médecin hygiéniste en chef, des médecins hygiénistes locaux et d’autres experts de la santé, la province modifie le classement des circonscriptions de santé publique aux paliers du Cadre d’intervention pour la COVID-19 : Garder l’Ontario en sécurité et ouvert. Ces modifications comprennent le passage de Toronto et de Peel au palier Confinement. Il s’agit de mesures ...

The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, has extended all orders currently in force under the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 (ROA) until December 21, 2020. “As the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic grips our province, we all need to do our part to protect ourselves and our loved ones ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario, en consultation avec le médecin hygiéniste en chef, a prorogé tous les décrets en vigueur adoptés en vertu de la Loi de 2020 sur la réouverture de l’Ontario (mesures adaptables en réponse à la COVID-19) jusqu’au 21 décembre 2020. « Maintenant que la deuxième vague de la pandémie de COVID-19 frappe la province, nous devons tous ...

With an increasing number of Covid-19 cases across the province, FONOM’s Board of Directors has opted to move the group’s 2021 Annual Conference online.   Planning for the conference, which will be hosted by the City of Timmins, is now underway. The program will include the Board’s annual report and finances, engagement by senior levels of government, as well as a ...

Today, Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs, issued the following statement on Louis Riel Day: “Today we commemorate and reflect on Louis Riel’s historical legacy and quest for justice. A hero to Métis people, Riel was executed 135 years ago after being found guilty of treason for leading the North-West Rebellion in defense of Métis rights, land and culture. Viewed ...

Public interest groups say that the environment and electricity consumers must be protected from Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) risky plan to build three prototype “small modular reactors” (SMRs) at the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. On Friday, OPG announced plans to build three prototype SMRs at the Darlington nuclear station 70 km east of Toronto. Despite the nuclear industry being in decline ...

Yesterday, November 11, 2020, the Ontario government unveiled a Memorial to Honour Canadian Heroes of the War in Afghanistan. This permanent tribute delivers on the government’s commitment to commemorate the valour and sacrifice of the veterans, active members of the Canadian Armed Forces and their families, including those who served in recent wars. Premier Doug Ford was joined on the ...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Remembrance Day: “Today, on Remembrance Day, we honour the brave Canadians in uniform who have served, and continue to serve, our country in times of war, conflict, and peace. To those who have been injured in the line of duty, who have lived with the physical and mental scars ...