Are Canadian children worth the cost?
By Frank Stronach When the federal government tables the budget two weeks from now, one of the items that may end up in the mix is funding for a …
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Halt all hiring: an immediate fix for reining in unchecked government bureaucracy
By Frank Stronach Most Canadians would not be surprised to learn there are way too many civil servants in Ottawa. But they would probably be shocked to learn just how …
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Putting some Hart into home sweet home
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The Hart Home store at the Timiskaming Plaza has just about everything homeowners could need for furnishing their home’s …
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Growing anxiety about the direction of our country
By Frank Stronach If you’re looking for warning signs about the state of our economy, there were all kinds these past few weeks. Fueled by inflation worries, gold is …
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Is technology accelerating the great divide in income?
By Frank Stronach Back in the 1980s, when Artificial Intelligence (AI) was still the stuff of science fiction and computers and automation were changing the way we worked, a …
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Heritage Fund support announced at PDAC
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A New Liskeard manufacturer is receiving $400,000 from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund to modernize its plant and purchase equipment to expand its product and service …
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Local businesses going for the gold and more at PDAC
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – When the mining industry gathers in Toronto next week, more than a dozen businesses and organizations from the Temiskaming area will be there. …
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City supports review of fiscal arrangements
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – City council has backed a call for a new look at the financial arrangements between the province and municipalities. The Association of Municipalities of Ontario argues …
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Why economic rights matter as much as democratic rights
(Frank Stronach is the founder of Magna International Inc., one of Canada’s largest global companies, and was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame. fstronachlpc@gmail.com) A month ago, some …
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McDonald’s Restaurant donates $19,010 to Temiskaming Hospital
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — If you bought a fry, burger or drink at McDonald’s Restaurant in New Liskeard on the last Wednesday of the month, …
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