QUEEN’S PARK – The Legislative Page program allows Grade 7 and 8 students to spend three weeks at Queen’s Park, learning how the Provincial Parliament works while continuing their school studies in key subjects. The…
Facts Stack Up Against Government Policy by MPP Jim McDonell As the government travels across the province handing out taxpayers’ money, the news is not all positive for Ontario’s economic future. The closing of the…
Nelson Zandbergen Nation Valley News AVONMORE — The other shoe has dropped on the Upper Canada District School Board’s regional school closure plan. Make that a bag of provincial money. The Board is getting $52.6-million…
Last week at Queen’s Park — June 2, 2017 by MPP Jim McDonell Queen’s Park was filled with plenty of corny jokes this week as the government tried to justify the $121,000 they paid towards…
New prescription drug coverage for only some pre-retirement adults QUEEN’S PARK — Local MPP Jim McDonell and the Official Opposition Tories are crying foul on claims that yesterday’s provincial budget is balanced — contrary to…
QUEEN’S PARK — Overcrowding at Cornwall Community Hospital had MPP Jim McDonell putting the rhetorical squeeze on the Wynne Liberals at the provincial legislature today. During Question Period, the Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry MPP demanded the Minister…
Government Must Take Action At Hydro One QUEEN’S PARK – Local MPP Jim McDonell has demanded the Minister of Energy stop acting as a Hydro One salesperson and instead focus on the interests of Hydro…
Last Week at Queen’s Park (March 31) by MPP Jim McDonell The Hydro One file continues to dog the government with the news of the five top executives earning over $11 million. The CEO, at…
CORNWALL — Premier Wynne’s impending hydro rollback has the support of the Opposition Progressive Conservatives — who nonetheless condemn the governing party’s “reckless” and hugely unpopular rate hikes that led up to this week’s dramatic…
This week at Queen’s Park (Feb. 24) by MPP Jim McDonell The Legislature returned to work on Tuesday with winter electricity disconnections at the top of the agenda. Depriving households of necessities such as heat,…
QUEEN’S PARK – Local MPP Jim McDonell launched a petition today calling on the provincial government to guarantee the delivery of driver ‘functional assessments’ within the United Counties of SDG and a reduction in the…
CORNWALL – With the clock ticking down on the region’s chance to give online feedback about proposed school closures, local MPP Jim McDonell urges residents of Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry to visit the applicable Upper Canada District…
STORMONT-DUNDAS-SOUTH GLENGARRY – Ontario’s Volunteer Services Awards program is again accepting nominations until Jan. 25, and MPP Jim McDonell encourages all local service organizations to nominate and recognize their volunteers. “Volunteering brings the community together around…
Nelson Zandbergen Nation Valley News CORNWALL — No surprise, local MPP Jim McDonell will run for re-election as the Progressive Conservative candidate in Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry during the 2018 Ontario election. At a riding association meeting…
CORNWALL — Vexed by the Wynne Liberals’ new cap-and-trade scheme and the proposed closure of schools in his district — among other issues — local MPP Jim McDonell will conduct his own consultations this month on…