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Poilievre promises a local vote while touting Hugh Stevenson
SooToday
76Pierre Poilievre says he’ll help Algoma Steel “by getting out of the way,” but his record tells a different story. When Algoma Steel faced bankruptcy under Harper’s government, Poilievre did nothing to stop the flood of cheap foreign steel that devastated local jobs. He’s now opposing the $400 million federal loan that’s helping Algoma survive U.S. tariffs and transition to cleaner production, support that’s keeping jobs in the Sault. Poilievre talks about pipelines and scrapping the carbon tax, but that ignores the fact that Algoma is already investing nearly $1 billion in green steelmaking, backed by federal support. His plan would undermine that progress.Northern Ontario deserves real leadership, not slogans. Poilievre has consistently failed to support our industries when it mattered most. Showing up for a photo op doesn’t make up for years of inaction.
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Honk! City council urged to ride herd on geese
SooToday 8When waterfowl visit wetland habitats, they can establish biodiversity by introducing plant, invertebrate, amphibian and fish species from other sites. Frog eggs might get transported from pond to pond if they are stuck on a goose’s foot, for example. Insect larvae that survive in a duck’s intestinal tract might get deposited in a wetland far from where it was ingested.This wetland-to-wetland delivery method works for established ecosystems, too. In the face of climate change, dispersal by waterbirds can help a species shift its range. As conditions get warmer, waterfowl can help other species expand northward to climates where they can continue to be successful. It also helps keep a species’ gene pool diverse, making it easier for the species to avoid inbreeding and adapt to changing environments. Having many types of genes gives species a stronger toolkit for facing adversity. Either way, dispersal by waterbirds can benefit individual species and enhance biodiversity in wetlands.
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GALLERY: Anger, hope on full display at emotional ‘Save our YMCA’ rally
SooToday 4The YMCA is not just a gym. The government agencies responses to this closure and media coverage are not acknowledging the 8 other facilities which the YMCA operates, and especially not the before and after care programs that are also being impacted in our schools. What will happen with these facilities and the before and after care programs? The children at the before and after school programs at the YMCA facilities in the schools cannot be relocated as they need to be at the school which they attend. This is not a solution. With over 2000 children on waitlists to get into childcare facilities in our city how is it possible that there is enough capacity to relocate any of these children? How can children at a before and after care program within the schools be relocated? This will negatively impact hundreds of families in our community and yet nothing is being done.
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Ontario boosts long-term care funding to record $1.92B
SooToday 4This investment in long-term care is a positive step, but the current funding model favors the Greater Toronto Area over rural and northern communities. The Ontario Finnish Resthome Association’s New Nursing Home project in Sault Ste. Marie is on hold due to economic and political challenges, highlighting the difficulties northern regions face in accessing funding for LTC development. Without reforming the funding model to provide equitable support, communities like Algoma will continue to struggle to build and maintain the long-term care facilities their residents urgently need. Adding more staff to an old home isn’t going to fix the problem.
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Poilievre promises a local vote while touting Hugh Stevenson
SooToday 2The real issue isn’t who owned the mill years ago, it’s that Northern Ontario keeps getting ignored. We don’t even have enough power capacity to run the new EAF at Algoma Steel, which shows how little investment our region gets.Margalo, nice username 🙄, but Essar had issues and Poilievre did nothing when cheap foreign steel wiped out jobs, and he is still doing nothing now. Rwz, there are protections against Chinese steel, and Carney is strengthening them, but we need better infrastructure, not slogans. HoundsFanatic, you’re right about foreign investors, which is why the $400 million loan matters. It keeps Algoma Canadian and people working.Poilievre talks about all the wrong things. Cutting the carbon tax will not power the EAF or save jobs. Northern Ontario needs real investment, not photo ops.
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GALLERY: Anger, hope on full display at emotional ‘Save our YMCA’ rally
SooToday 1The government agencies responses to this closure and media coverage are not acknowledging the 8 other facilities which the YMCA operates, and especially not the before and after care programs that are also being impacted in our schools. What will happen with these facilities and the before and after care programs? The children at the before and after school programs at the YMCA facilities in the schools cannot be relocated as they need to be at the school which they attend. This is not a solution. With over 2000 children on waitlists to get into childcare facilities in our city how is it possible that there is enough capacity to relocate any of these children? How can children at a before and after care program within the schools be relocated? This will negatively impact hundreds of families in our community and yet nothing is being done.
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GALLERY: Anger, hope on full display at emotional ‘Save our YMCA’ rally
SooTodayThe government agencies responses to this closure and media coverage are not acknowledging the 8 other facilities which the YMCA operates, and especially not the before and after care programs that are also being impacted in our schools. What will happen with these facilities and the before and after care programs? The children at the before and after school programs at the YMCA facilities in the schools cannot be relocated as they need to be at the school which they attend. This is not a solution. With over 2000 children on waitlists to get into childcare facilities in our city how is it possible that there is enough capacity to relocate any of these children? How can children at a before and after care program within the schools be relocated? This will negatively impact hundreds of families in our community and yet nothing is being done.
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THE PAIKIN PODCAST: Pierre Poilievre takes in a Jays game, and other big news
How is this news?
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