MPP Ian Arthur appointed Critic for Small Business Recovery

February 2, 2021February 3, 2021 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments COVID-19, COVID-19 restrictions, MPP Ian Arthur, Ontario government, Ontario NDP, Provincewide Shutdown, small business

Just 24 hours after announcing his new role within the Provincial NDP caucus, Kingston and the Islands MPP Ian Arthur said he’s been flooded with inquiries. Arthur was appointed the critic portfolio for Small Business Recovery & Opening Main Street on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, a position where answers are

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Letter – Hsu responds to ‘misleading’ information from NDP

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 Kingstonist 0 Comments doctor shortage, family doctor shortage, Kingston, Kingston and the Islands, legislative assembly, MPP Ian Arthur, Ontario Legislature, Ontario Liberal Party, Ontario NDP, opinion, Queens Park, Ted Hsu, vote

The following is a submitted Letter to the Editor from Ted Hsu, Liberal candidate for MPP for Kingston and the Islands. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist. A Monday, Nov. 23, 2020 article in Kingstonist (“NDP: No help coming…“) quoted an NDP press

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MPP Arthur announces NDP plan for jobs, financial security

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments accommodations, COVID-19, economic impact of COVID-19, economic recovery, equality in the workplace, financial security, food sector, future layoffs, insurance gouging, job loss, jobs, Kingston, Kingston and the Islands, MPP Ian Arthur, Ontario NDP, payroll, Provincial NDP, restaurant jobs, Save Main Street plan, tourism and hospitality, woker safety

MPP Ian Arthur addressed the media on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 to announce an NDP plan for jobs and financial security. Behind at City Hall in downtown Kingston, Arthur discussed ‘Save Main Street: A Plan for Jobs and Financial Support for Working People,’ which was released by the NDP the

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Ontario NDP Leader in Kingston to address school reopening plans

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Andrea Horwath, class sizes, COVID-19, covid-19 outbreak, Dr. Kieran Moore, Ian Arthur, KFLA Public Health, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Limestone District School Board, MPP Ian Arthur, Ontario Liberal Party, Ontario NDP, Ontario PC Government, Steve Garrison, Steven del Duca

Ontario NDP and Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath says that school boards across the province should set the return-to-school budget, and the government should pay up. Ontario schools are currently preparing to reopen as safely as possible in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. “All of the boards will know

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Former MP Ted Hsu seeking Ontario Liberal nomination

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments federal election, Ian Arthur, Kingston and the Islands, Mark Gerretsen, Member of Parliament (MP), Member of Provincial Parliament, MPP Ian Arthur, New Democratic Party (NDP), Ontario Liberal Party, Ontario NDP, provincial election, Sophie Kiwala, Stephen Harper, Ted Hsu

Former Kingston and the Islands federal Member of Parliament Ted Hsu says he intends to seek the nomination as the local Ontario Liberal Party candidate in 2022. Hsu made his announcement over social media on Thursday, Jul 30. Hsu is the second former politician to enter the race for the

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MPP Ian Arthur eager to take on new role as environment and sustainability critic

August 27, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments agriculture, Andrea Horwath, Chez Piggy, climate change, Doug Ford, emails, Environment and Sustainability Critic, farming, Ford Government, green economy, Ian Arthur, Kingston, Kingston and the Islands, mandate letters, MPP Ian Arthur, NDP, official opposition, Official Statement, Ontario Conservatives, Ontario NDP

Kingston and the Islands’ MPP Ian Arthur will certainly be busy in Queen’s Park having recently been appointed the environment and sustainability critic for the Ontario New Democrats. Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath named the deputy leaders and critics for the party on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. Rather than assigning

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Official statement from MPP Ian Arthur regarding Ford government’s anti-climate-change language emails

August 27, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments climate change, Doug Ford, emails, environment, Ford Government, MPP Ian Arthur, Official Statement, Ontario Conservaties, Ontario NDP

“The experts and the evidence are all clear; climate change is a real, urgent crisis that we must address now, before it’s too late. Already, communities across the province are facing new disasters every year because of climate change, including flooding, fires, and serious drought. Instead of facing climate change,

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