There is a large for-profit health care industry banging at our door. If we don’t provide the staffing, provide the funding in our public system, there is no choice but to privatize, because people still need care. We must tell Ford and the for-profit health care industry that our public health...
By Angela Bischoff, Director, Ontario Clean Air Alliance We asked the leaders of Ontario’s provincial parties if Ontario Power Generation (OPG) should create 16,000 person-years of employment at its Pickering Nuclear Generating Station site by immediately dismantling the station after it is shut down...
From OrilliaMatters, May 21, 2022 A Letter to the Editor Tony Benn, a former British politician, once outlined the five questions you need to ask every politician or person who holds power. “What power have you got? Where did you get it from? In whose interests do you exercise it? To whom are you acc...
Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte Liberal candidate Jeff Lehman (left) and Progressive Conservative incumbent Doug Downey. | BarrieToday files From BarrieToday, May 22, 2022 By Shawn Gibson Jeff Lehman, the Liberal candidate in Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte (BSOM), held a news conference Sunday morning...
On May 22, Lehman, the Liberal candidate for Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte, held a press conference to talk about what he called a concerning trend observed at debates around the province ahead of the election. From Simcoe.com, May 22, 2022 By Shane MacDonald Jeff Lehman says the most basic part of ...
Stock image | Photo by Anamul Rezwan via Pexels From OrilliaMatters, May 24, 2022 A Letter to theEditor The following letter is from Elmvale-area resident Kate Harries, who is the Huronia regional representative with Ontario Nature. Proper public consultation on changes to environmental law and polic...
Clockwise from top left: Brian Saunderson for the PCs, Keith Nunn for the NDP, Ted Crysler for the Liberals, and Allan Kuhn for the Greens. From BarrieToday, May 24, 2022 The four main provincial candidates in Simcoe-Grey were asked a series of six questions via email. The following responses were su...
Bessie and Joe Ditta say goodbye to their income property/workshop last week after the government expropriated the property for the building of the Bradford Bypass. From OrilliaMatters, May 24, 2022 By Natasha Philpott A Bradford couple says they feel “violated” and frustrated after their income prop...
Participants of a climate strike are shown in front of the Orillia City Centre. | Nathan Taylor/OrilliaMatters file photo From OrilliaMatters, May 22, 2022 As readers know, Sustainable Orillia has now, for over three years, been sharing tips and ideas on how to make our lives more sustainable here in...
Raymond Bowe/BarrieToday file photo From OrilliaMatters, May 21, 2022 By John Challis The following is a guest column by John Challis on behalf of Canadians for a Sustainable Society. ******************** Every day in Ontario, we lose 175 acres of farmland to urban development. With arable land maki...
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