Guy Bourgouin MPP for Mushkegowuk—James Bay

Government of Ontario

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August 7, 2020

Letter to Minister of Health - Pandemic Pay for Lab Technicians

Today, I wrote to the Minister of Health, Christine Elliott, to ask her to revise the eligibility criteria for health care pandemic pay. More
July 22, 2020

Letter to Minister of Labour - Coursework and Examination Delays in the Trades

Yesterday, I wrote to the Minister of Labour and Skills Development to demand immediate and concrete action for the students, apprentices and workers who are unable to complete their coursework or ... More
July 16, 2020

Letter to Minister of Transportation - Access to Kapuskasing/Hearst DriveTest Services II

I wrote (again) to the Minister of Transportation, Caroline Mulroney, to demand more hours at Kapuskasing's DriveTest and Hearst's Travel Point and to offer G2 examinations. In her view, the deci... More
July 14, 2020

Letter to Minister of Transportation - Reopening of the Polar Bear Express

Yesterday, I wrote to the Minister of Transportation, Caroline Mulroney, to demand immediate action on the reopening on the Polar Bear Express passenger train. While the ONTC considers its decision... More
June 24, 2020

Letter to Minister of Transportation - Access to Kapuskasing/Hearst DriveTest Services

Following the multiple Ontario announcements about the re-opening of the DriveTest Centres, I wrote to the Minister of Transportation, Caroline Mulroney, to share the concerns of many residents of ... More
June 24, 2020

Member's Statement - Saint-Jean Baptiste

Happy Saint-Jean Baptiste to all the Francophones and Francophiles! Even if this year there are no concerts or gatherings, we can still celebrate our language, our accents and our cultures. More
June 17, 2020

Minister of Education Fails Northern Ontario Students

While the minister of education speaks of “equitable access to education,” students in the remote James Bay coast have to carefully use the limited internet that is shared with health clinics, publ... More
June 16, 2020

Child care services for our frontline workers

I spoke about frontline workers in Mushkegowuk-James Bay that have no daycare services for their children since the Minister of Education chose to reopen daycare centres without consultation from e... More
June 8, 2020

Ford not doing enough to help local economy during pandemic

KAPUSKASING — It’s clear that the Ford government hasn’t done enough to help local businesses and organizations weather the COVID-19 crisis, said MPP Guy Bourgouin after virtual consultations with ... More
June 2, 2020

Letter to the Minister for Francophone Affairs - Franco-Ontarians newspapers

Today, I wrote to the Minister for Francophone Affairs, Ms. Caroline Mulroney, to share the concerns of Franco-Ontarian community newspapers. More