By Gary Sliworsky
OMAFRA Rep.

By Al Lowe
Contributor

(Part 1 of 3)

Letter to the editor,

This week the federal budget cleared its final hurdle in parliament, and the Harper government with the support of the Liberal caucus continues to implement its misguided, deficit laden agenda. I’m not sure defeating the government and having an election was the answer to the problems contained in the budget, but the Liberals could have at least moved an amendment and negotiated on the budget contents like New Democrats have done in the past, especially if they knew they were going to pass it all along.

By Howard Hampton
MPP

The recent Throne Speech has tied a new ribbon around failed old ideas but offers no plan to get Northerners back to work, NDP MPP Howard Hampton said today.

I have often said every person has a story to tell.

QUEEN’S PARK - MPP Howard Hampton (Kenora-Rainy River) says the McGuinty Liberals will put 2,000 paper mill jobs at risk in Fort Frances, Thunder Bay and Iroquois Falls if they allow Abitibi-Bowater

Submitted by Chris Kealey
Canada Border Services Agency

News Release
Ont. Govt.

The province of Ontario started implementing annual increases early in 2003, raising the general minimum wage from $6.85 in 2004 to $9.50 in 2009.

James William Parker died March 2, 2010 at the age of 54, in Niverville,Manitoba, with his wife by his side.