Dryden, ON, Canada / CKDR
Apr 20, 2021 7:10 AM
The Ford government has defeated a package of legislative changes aimed at helping Ontarians through strict new stay-at-home orders.
They were introduced yesterday by the NDP and included:
-Give Ontarians paid sick days by passing Bill 239
-Give workers paid time off to get a vaccine
-Cancel the extraordinary police powers completely
-Shut down non-essential workplaces
-Give impacted local businesses and workers a new package of financial supports
Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa says recent provincial decisions have clearly been driven by politics and not public health.
Mamakwa notes Doug Ford has opted for carding instead of paid sick days and chose to shut down outdoor activity instead of shutting down non-essential workplaces.
Kenora, ON, Canada / 89.5 The Lake
Apr 20, 2021 7:22 AM
The Ford government has defeated a package of legislative changes aimed at helping Ontarians through strict new stay-at-home orders.
They were introduced yesterday by the NDP and included:
-Give Ontarians paid sick days by passing Bill 239
-Give workers paid time off to get a vaccine
-Cancel the extraordinary police powers completely
-Shut down non-essential workplaces
-Give impacted local businesses and workers a new package of financial supports
Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa says recent provincial decisions have clearly been driven by politics and not public health.
Mamakwa notes Doug Ford has opted for carding instead of paid sick days and chose to shut down outdoor activity instead of shutting down non-essential workplaces.
Dryden, ON, Canada / CKDR
Jan 19, 2021 7:47 AM
The MP for Kenora is critical for how long it’s taking to get the COVID-19 vaccine to local residents.
Eric Melillo says the federal government has to do a better job of vaccinating people faster.
“This is primary focus for me and my party moving forward and we are urging the government to take action and ensure we can acquire more vaccines and have them distributed across the country.
Melillo says the quicker we can get people vaccinated, the faster our economy can start to recover.
The Conservative says other countries like the United States, Israel and the United Kingdom are vaccinating their population up to three times faster than Canada is.
Dryden, ON, Canada / CKDR
Dec 16, 2020 8:22 AM
The feds and province are kicking in more money to bring clean drinking water to northern Ontario First Nations.
Ottawa is committing $3.7 million while the province is kicking in $908,443 to help Pays Plat and Biigtigong Nishnaabeg (Pic River) upgrade their water systems.
Dave Smith, is Ontario’s Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines.
“Really drinking water is something that all of us really rely on and making sure that we have clean drinking water available to everyone is something that all governments have committed to and it’s great to see that we’re moving forward with this type of a project.”