Winnipeg Free Press By: Editorial | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Monday, Jun. 28, 2021
Editorial
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna’s announcement Monday that she will not seek re-election in Ottawa Centre offered further evidence of the ruling Liberal Party preparing for an early election call. Her retirement could offer the Liberals of Ottawa Centre the privilege of choosing former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney as their parliamentary candidate.
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna’s announcement Monday that she will not seek re-election in Ottawa Centre offered further evidence of the ruling Liberal Party preparing for an early election call. Her retirement could offer the Liberals of Ottawa Centre the privilege of choosing former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney as their parliamentary candidate.
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Education Minister Stephen Lecce. Photo courtesy of the Ontario Government.
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A combined multi-million dollar investment from the provincial and federal governments will aim to keep students in northwestern Ontario as safe as possible from COVID-19.
Education Minister Stephen Lecce, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna and provincial Minister of Infrastructure Laurie Scott announced the combined $656.5 million investment on April 14.
Leaders say the funding will support ventilation projects to improve air quality in classrooms, new water bottle refilling stations, network and broadband infrastructure improvements to support remote learning, and new walls and doors to enhance physical distancing spaces within schools.