‘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
Doug Ford says he supports Lecce after candidate apologizes for frat ‘slave auction’ Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford expressed his unwavering support for his candidate Stephen Lecce on Thursday, a day after the former education minister apologized for participating in a so-called slave auction during his time as a fraternity leader in university. Ford, who … Read more
Racial equity versus racial equality. Is there a difference? Yes. The problem is that Bill 67 is vague and allows for discrimination against Caucasians. THAT is the difference between Equality and Equity. This is what you are seeing taking place in the US under the moniker of Critical Race Theory. Nobody seems to care. Ontario … Read more
Of course they lied. Everyone knows they lied. What is astonishing is that Barry MacKillop, Deputy Director of Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis, said so. In the words of Barry MacKillop, deputy director of Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Center, who spoke before Canada’s House of Commons finance committee on Thursday – the money the organizers … Read more
Of course, the police had to make sure that they left a message. You gotta love them.