This Week in Queen’s Park By Jim McDonell The Legislature wrapped up its summer session on August 15 and adjourned until September 24 to give Members time to attend to their constituency business they had…
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by Pat Jilesen Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture Ontario is ripe with agri-food opportunities for farmers, food processors and entrepreneurs. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) is a strong promoter of farming and of value-added…
By Debra Pretty-Straathof Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture In a recent submission to the federal government, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) outlined a plan to ensure Canada’s competitiveness… through our agri-food sector. The document…
This week at Queen’s Park (Aug. 10) by MPP Jim McDonell TORONTO — Another week went by at Queen’s Park with the government’s key agenda items making their way through the House. We continued debating…
By Jackie Kelly-Pemberton, Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture On any given day, farmers are talking about the weather. It dictates what we do across all seasons and dominates our thoughts and conversations as we try…
This Week In Queen’s Park By Jim McDonell This week, the government took bold action to stop federal intrusion onto provincial affairs and Ontarians’ pockets by launching a constitutional challenge against the federal carbon…
This Week in Queen’s Park by Jim McDonell SDSG MPP Ontarians were shocked by the shooting in Toronto on Sunday, a tragedy that comes on the heels of more violent deaths in the city in…
by: Brent Royce Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture Every community across Ontario has dreamed up, created and carried out interesting programs and events to support their local agri-food sector. These local initiatives are powered by…
This Week in Queen’s Park By Jim McDonell It has been an intense week at Queen’s Park. The House debated the government’s Speech from the Throne. The priorities included reforming Hydro One governance to increase…
by Garfield Marks “Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is doubling-down on his personal attacks on Justin Trudeau, straying from predictable partisan abuse to outright fiction—this from a man who promised to be a shiny new leader…
by Garfield Marks If Gender Equality is so important to Canadians, why do we not allow female Premiers a second term? Many argue that historically parties in decline and doomed to electoral defeat elect a…
This Week In Queen’s Park By Jim McDonell What a difference a couple of months make. Citizens across the province rallied in a passionate and at times very heated month-long campaign. The June 7 election…
By Peggy Brekveld Vice President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture As the new PC government sits at Queen’s Park for the first time, the Premier is expected to provide direction to each new cabinet member about…
By Drew Spoelstra Executive Member, Ontario Federation of Agriculture Weather, climate and trade are all hot topics in Ontario right now. The recent elimination of Ontario’s cap and trade program is leading the news in…
By Mark Wales Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture Farmers in Ontario are governed by nearly every ministry. We answer to provincial and federal regulations, most provincial ministries and our local municipalities. We take regulations seriously…
