Ontario budget projects $9.8B deficit, real-dollar social services cuts EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a Village Media website devoted to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park. The Ford government has dropped another unsexy budget in troubled times, with a painful path back to balance. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy signalled in advance … Read more
Trudeau announces nearly $21M to build more housing Thunder Bay is receiving $20.7 million from the Housing Accelerator Fund to continue building homes across the city. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in town today for a major announcement regarding housing. At Smart Modular Canada, Trudeau announced $20.7 million will be doled out to the city over … Read more
Youth continue legal fight against PC government for failure to reduce carbon emissions & mitigate harm Seven youths from across Ontario came together this week to appeal an earlier ruling by the province’s Superior Court that dismissed a legal claim they filed against the PC government for its alleged failure to protect them against the … Read more
Province assigns Thunder Bay ambitious housing target The provincial government has assigned Thunder Bay an ambitious target for new housing builds, while moving one step closer to granting Mayor Ken Boshcoff and other heads of mid-sized cities “strong mayor powers.” Premier Doug Ford announced the moves, along with a new housing fund for municipalities that … Read more
‘All hands on deck’ required to fix housing crisis, says Ontario Chamber The availability and affordability of housing has reached a crisis point in the province, said the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. No longer an urban issue, this issue now impacts large and small communities across Ontario. The chamber has released a policy paper, Home … Read more
Ford government passes private surgical clinics bill EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a new Village Media website devoted to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park. Ontario has passed legislation to enable the expansion of surgeries performed in private clinics. Bill 60, the Your Health Act, passed over the objections of opposition MPPs, … Read more
The Ontario government says they’re “working for workers” by making washrooms on construction sites clean, safe, and private in the hopes of making the skilled trades more accessible to women. Labour minister Monte McNaughton announced in London, Ont., Wednesday that he is proposing to amend rules about bathrooms on construction sites so that the government … Read more
‘ISC needs to come to the table’, NDP MP says after fatal Weenusk fire In the wake of a fatal fire in Peawanuck, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) says they’re supporting the remote First Nation, but Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus disagrees. A 10-year-old girl was killed and a family was left homeless in the Jan. … Read more
Tentative deal reached, schools will be open on Monday The union representing maintenance, custodial and cafeteria workers at Lakehead Public Schools has reached a tentative contract deal with the province. As a result, public schools in Thunder Bay will be open to in-class learning on Monday. “There will be no job action tomorrow,” reads a … Read more
Brings back memories of all the politicians and elites that did the exact same thing during the whole “pandemic” scare. Do as I say, not as I do….One rule for me and one rule for thee….All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others” George Orwell wrote 1984 and Animal Farm. Both … Read more