Tag: Deb Matthews

  • Ontario Planning Legislation- Mandatory Menu Labeling For Fast-Food Restaurants and others

    Ontario Planning Legislation- Mandatory Menu Labeling For Fast-Food Restaurants and others

          October, 2013     Ontario will help parents and their children make healthier choices by putting calories on menus, following consultations with the fast-food industry and health care sector. Legislation that would require large chain restaurants to include calories and other potential nutritional information on their menus will be introduced this winter. The government…

  • Ontario Will Invest $2,500,000 in Breastfeeding Supports

    Ontario Will Invest $2,500,000 in Breastfeeding Supports

    Earlier today [Sept 30, 2013 ed.] , our provincial government announced an investment of more than $2.5-million for enhanced breastfeeding supports. This will include the launch of a 24-hour helpline providing access to lactation experts with service in more than 100 languages. This really is a fantastic program for breastfeeding mothers who can benefit from increased support,…

  • Minister Matthews asks Opposition to stop backtracking on Youth tanning bed ban Bill 30

    Minister Matthews asks Opposition to stop backtracking on Youth tanning bed ban Bill 30

          “PCs and NDP Threaten to Stall Youth Tanning Bed Ban” (Queen’s Park)  One day after calling on the government to fast-track Bill 30, legislation to ban youth access to tanning beds, the PCs and NDP are threatening procedural tricks to stall the bill in the Ontario Legislature. “When the House returns next…

  • Ontario Deploys Mobile Medical Unit To Aid Fire Evac

    Ontario Deploys Mobile Medical Unit To Aid Forest Fire Evacuation 2,730 People Evacuated From Northwestern Ontario The province is sending the Emergency Medical Assistance Team (EMAT) to support forest fire evacuees in Northwestern Ontario. EMAT will be on hand to provide medical assessment to evacuees arriving in Thunder Bay, to address a range of immediate…