By Parry-Sound Muskoka MP Scott Aitchison We’re done waiting! That’s the message I’ve been getting loud and clear from constituents who are fed up with the low quality and high cost of rural internet service. “The time for being patient is long gone,” reads one of many hundreds of […]
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The bells call us back to school and back to the Legislature: MPP Norm Miller
By Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP Norm Miller No matter how old you get, this time of year is back to school season. As an MPP, going back to Queen’s Park is a little like going back to school. My life is much more scheduled and like students, bells ring to […]
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Listen Up! Wise words from a wise physician | Commentary
Today, Ontario is reporting 204 new cases of COVID-19. This is the result of completing 31,000 tests and it is the third day in a row that reported cases have topped 200. This is compared to a number of days in August when reported cases of the virus were […]
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Listen Up! The better way | Commentary
A lot of people are nervous right now, and understandably so. Within days, thousands of children in Ontario will be heading back to school. Not all of them though. Some parents will decide to keep their children at home and many students will opt for online education, all choices […]
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MAHC CEO responds to concerns about single COVID-19 assessment centre in Muskoka
I have taken to my blog to clarify and correct misinformation circulating in the community to foster a greater understanding of the COVID-19 assessment centre situation in Muskoka. I want to emphasize that the hospital’s core mandate is to provide emergency and acute care services at two hospital sites. […]
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The dangers of political extremism | Commentary
By Hugh Holland Politics is defined as the art and science of governing the total complex of relations between people. It is easy and even fashionable to be cynical about politics, but nothing is more important. Since world politics seems to be taking a swing to the right, I […]
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Listen Up! A bad decision by MAHC for Huntsville | Commentary
Once again, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare, (MAHC) has shown how much they really care when it comes to providing equal health care services to the people of North Muskoka and East Parry Sound. Over the past decade or so, only huge public and political pressure from folks in Huntsville and […]
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Listen Up! But is it good for Canada? | Commentary
When it comes to raw politics, it is a brilliant strategy. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his advisers really pulled one off last week. Politics 101. When you are in deep doo-doo, change the narrative and do the unexpected. That is exactly what they did, and it has a […]
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