Good morning Algoma-Manitoulin,<\/p>\n
I hope you are doing well. As I and my team have been taking in and returning calls to people throughout the day, I have been finding most people in good shape but there is no doubt that this is not an easy period. However, as I have noted before, it is impressive how neighbours and communities are going out of their way to help each other.<\/p>\n
In yesterday\u2019s developments the Government issued their list of essential businesses and work that are to continue through this period. The document is here https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/list-essential-workplaces . There is a lot of ambiguity and this has led to people not knowing whether their workplace is or is not covered. The Government has said that they will be launching a 1-800 number to allow people to check in finer details. When it\u2019s available I\u2019ll post it. I know people have questions about how extensive the list of essential businesses is. Your questions are legitimate, the government needs to explain some of the items on that list. I have received a lot of questions about construction sites, mines, and sawmills for example.<\/p>\n
In addition, the government announced a reduction in hydro rates for the next 45 days. The emails and calls to my office were very heavy on this and I imagine the Premier saw the same thing. I\u2019m pleased and commend them in providing this much needed relief.<\/p>\n
Today at 4pm the Government will be unveiling its financial statement in place of presenting a budget. It will be live broadcast and you should be able to see what it plans to do to help people at this time.<\/p>\n
You should be aware that a self assessment for COVID-19 has been posted if you want to assess yourself in relation to the disease https:\/\/covid-19.ontario.ca\/self-assessment\/#q0<\/p>\n
Hope you\u2019re all doing well … more updates to come … stay tuned … stay healthy … #StayHome<\/p>\n
Take care and wash your hands … #socialdistancing #flatteningthecurve #wereinthistogether<\/p>\n
Michael Mantha- MPP
\nAlgoma-Manitoulin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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