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Liz Vallee was a candidate for the Peoples Party of Canada in the recent federal election

Article content A federal bill that would ban conversion therapy has passed third reading, but Oxford MP Dave MacKenzie and many other Conservative Southwestern Ontario MPs weren’t among the 263 votes in favour. MacKenzie was one of 63 MPs – 62 Conservative, plus former Conservative-turned-Independent MP Derek Sloan – to vote against the bill Tuesday afternoon. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Oxford MP votes against law banning conversion th...

Leamington mayor petitions Ottawa on wild west of medical cannabis growing cbc.ca 2 hrs ago CBC/Radio-Canada © Radio-Canada Cannabis is seen in a file photo. The mayor of Leamington is petitioning the government on medical cannabis regulations. Leamington Mayor Hilda MacDonald wants the federal government to strengthen the rules around medical cannabis production in wake of what she says is a growing problem in the municipality. MacDonald recently launched a petition on ...

Article content The MP for Chatham-Kent-Leamington has shared some criticisms of the federal government’s budget while the bill is up for debate in the House of Commons. Dave Epp said the 2021 budget falls short in addressing issues around agriculture, high-speed internet, small businesses and the deficit. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Epp says federal budget’s ‘greatest failure’ is lack of confidence for small business Back t...

Article content Through an exception to the rules, a Chatham gym owner has been able to allow those with some form of disability to use his facility during the current provincewide lockdown. Dave Miller, owner of Performance 360 Health and Fitness Club, had already been lobbying the government, given the importance of physical activity to a person’s overall well-being. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Gym owner offering service for those with disa...

Article content Being forced to close his doors for a third time during the COVID-19 pandemic while other businesses stay open is a “slap in the face,” says a Chatham gym owner. Dave Miller of the Performance 360 Health and Fitness Club said he can’t get an explanation from municipal and provincial officials for why health clubs and gyms are among the first to close and the last to reopen during lockdowns. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. “No...

Article content Being forced to close his doors for a third time during the COVID-19 pandemic while other businesses stay open is a “slap in the face,” says a Chatham gym owner. Dave Miller of the Performance 360 Health and Fitness Club said he can’t get an explanation from municipal and provincial officials for why health clubs and gyms are among the first to close and the last to reopen during lockdowns. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. “No...

Article content A national food policy committee with a lack of representation from the Southwestern Ontario agriculture sector has sprouted some concern from area Conservative MPs. Lianne Rood, the party’s agriculture critic, said many parts of the food value chain, including food production, are not represented on the Canadian Food Policy Advisory Council. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Lack of SW Ontario representation on national food policy...

A national food policy committee with a lack of representation from the Southwestern Ontario agriculture sector has sprouted some concern from area…

A confession: I totally lost track of what was going on early in this week’s episode of TVO’s Political Blind Date and had to rewind a bit because of some shots (circa summer 2020) of the lovely southwest Ontario countryside, briefly visible from the windows of cars being driven by MPP Taras Natyshak and MP Dave Epp. It shouldn’t have been that difficult to pay attention to what they were saying, but it’s currently a pretty grim winter in Toronto, and the sight of green, sunlit farmers...