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Canada should be doing a better job in obtaining the COVID-19 vaccines, a member of North Bay council argues.
Coun. Mac Bain told members of council Tuesday that he was not criticizing the efforts of the federal and provincial governments in his call to bring Canada into the top five per cent per capita by Aug. 1 globally.
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And while Canada has administered the vaccine to more than one-third of the nation’s population, “we are further behind than other countries,” he said.
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Day: Distinct services go a long way to address Indigenous homelessness As we continue to face the health and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, our city’s homelessness crisis has visibly grown. This is particularly true among our Indigenous community.
Author of the article: Free Press Vox Populi
Publishing date: May 02, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 3 minute read Illustration by Mike Hensen
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As we continue to face the health and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, our city’s homelessness crisis has visibly grown. This is particularly true among our Indigenous community.
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When the Ford government announced on April 16 it was giving police officers additional powers to stop, question and issue fines to people who violated the province’s newly announced stay-at-home orders, reaction from the London police services board was swift.
Board chair Javeed Sukhera was on the phone with police Chief Stephen Williams shortly after the unexpected declaration, hashing through what London’s response should be. By early Friday evening, Sukhera and board vice-chair Susan Toth were hard at work on a statement that, by day’s end, would be ratified by the police board’s other members.
Posted: Apr 16, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 16
Coun. Rick Chiarelli enters the Ottawa city council chamber on Nov. 6, 2019.(Giacomo Panico/CBC)
If you re among those who felt the consequences facing Ottawa Coun. Rick Chiarelli, who was found to have harassed former staffers, fell short of the mark, the province is asking for your feedback.
In early March, the Ontario government quietly announced it would launch consultations to strengthen accountability for council members. The move came in response to public pressure and to recommendations from the influential Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) for more severe penalties for the most serious violations of codes of conduct for municipal elected officials.