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Premier Doug Ford Issues Statement on Family Day

Today, Premier Doug Ford issued the following statement to mark the Family Day holiday: “As Ontarians gather with loved ones, I want to first take a moment to thank those who will be working today to keep the people of Ontario safe and looked after, including all the frontline workers in our retail and hospitality sectors. Our government will always ...

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Déclaration du premier ministre Ford à l’occasion du jour de la Famille

Le premier ministre Doug Ford a fait aujourd’hui la déclaration suivante pour souligner le jour de la Famille : « En ce moment où les Ontariens et les Ontariennes se réunissent avec leurs proches, je veux avant tout profiter de l’occasion pour remercier ceux et celles qui travailleront aujourd’hui, notamment le personnel de nos secteurs du commerce de détail et ...

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Ontario Government invests $5.8 million to help Critical Mineral Exploration

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The Ontario government has invested $5.8 million to help junior mining companies explore for critical minerals used in manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles, smartphones, pharmaceuticals and advanced manufacturing technologies. This funding is part of the government’s Ontario Junior Exploration Program (OJEP) to help increase and expand mineral exploration, growth and job creation in the province, particularly in northern and Indigenous ...

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FONOM joins with Police Departments and Association to discuss Catch and Release

Members of the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) Board met with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Services Board Chair, Sault Ste. Marie Police Service, Timmins Police Service, and the North Bay Police Association, to discuss the negative impacts Federal Bill C75 is having on communities across Ontario. During a FONOM Board meeting in July 2022, Sault Ste. Marie’s Police ...

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Déclaration du premier ministre au sujet du rapport de la Commission sur l’état d’urgence

Le 17 février 2023 Ottawa (Ontario) Le premier ministre Justin Trudeau a fait aujourd’hui la déclaration suivante concernant le rapport de la Commission sur l’état d’urgence : « Lorsque nous avons invoqué la Loi sur les mesures d’urgence, nous avons été clairs sur le fait que cela donnerait lieu à une commission d’enquête publique qui ferait la lumière sur les circonstances ayant ...

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Fiscal update shows deliberate underspending on vital services

Ontario’s third quarter fiscal update shows that Ford is deliberately starving health care and education of critical resources. NDP Finance critic, MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo), released the following statement: “Budgets are about priorities. It’s clear from today’s fiscal update that the government has the resources and ability to invest in Ontarians and is deliberately and callously choosing not to. Over ...

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Statement by the Prime Minister on National Flag of Canada Day

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on National Flag of Canada Day: “Today, I join Canadians across the country and around the world to celebrate the National Flag of Canada. On this day in 1965, one of our country’s most well-known symbols – the maple leaf – was raised on Parliament Hill for the first time. ...

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Northern Ontario NDP MPs are disappointed with changes to electoral boundaries

The Ontario Federal Electoral Boundary Commission has submitted their final report on electoral boundaries today to the House of Commons which reduces representation in Northern Ontario, according to Carol Hughes, MP for Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, and Charlie Angus, MP for Timmins-James Bay. “With the final report, the number of ridings representing Northern Ontario are being reduced from ten to nine,” said Hughes. ...

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Empty nursing jobs in Ontario surge to 9,230

The number of vacant nursing jobs in Ontario has skyrocketed to 9,230. In the midst of health funding negotiations, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says that’s evidence that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must build up the public health care system — not make it worse by letting Doug Ford poach nurses and doctors to work in for-profit clinics. According to Statistics ...

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Kenora Justice Centre Opens – Innovative Centre to support Indigenous communities

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Feb 6, 2023 at 12:44 Today, the Ontario government, in collaboration with Indigenous leaders, the Ontario Court of Justice and community partners, launched the opening of the Kenora Justice Centre. Designed with and for the Kenora community, the innovative Centre will hold individuals accountable for their offences, while providing community-led supports through health care, education, housing and other social-service providers. ...

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Kenora Justice Centre – Centre innovateur pour soutenir les communautés autochtones

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Feb 6, 2023 at 12:44 Aujourd’hui, le gouvernement de l’Ontario, en collaboration avec des dirigeants autochtones, la Cour de justice de l’Ontario et des partenaires communautaires, a inauguré le Centre de justice de l’Ontario. Conçu avec et pour la population de Kenora, le centre innovateur tiendra les contrevenants responsables de leurs actes, tout en leur fournissant des soutiens communautaires par ...

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Ontario NDP calls on Ford to protect access to justice in Ontario

NDP MPPs Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre) and Jessica Bell (University–Rosedale) called on Doug Ford to protect Ontarians’ access to justice by implementing reforms before the Ombudsman Report into Landlord Tenant Board (LTB) delays is released. “Ontarians need to be ready to fight like hell for access to justice. The LTB has been plagued by delays for years, with a backlog ...

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