Editorial: Where will the urban voter go?

Rural Ontario residents could again be bystanders as the cities determine the next government

By June 7, the Progressive Conservatives could be the new government of Ontario, and there would be much glee in rural Ontario, where the long-governing Liberals have managed to decrease their already-low popularity during their last mandate. However, as rural Ontarians painfully know, it’s urban voters who determine governments in this province and they have […] Read more


(Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Ontario redrafts vegetable grower organization governance

Ontario’s Farm Products Marketing Commission (OFPMC) is proposing a new governance structure for the Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers, which has been without a board of directors since March. The commission last week released proposed amendments to provincial Regulations 441 and 400, which would set up an eight-member OPVG board with an OFPMC-appointed chair. The amendments […] Read more