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Steph Paquette

Make Highway 144 Safe
Rendre l’autoroute 144 sécuritaire

To the Legislative Assembly of Ontario: / À l’Assemblée législative de l’Ontario :

WHEREAS people who travel Highway 144, are concerned about the safety of the highway and would like to prevent further accidents and fatalities and, / ALORS QUE  les personnes qui voyagent sur l’autoroute 144, sont préoccupées par la sécurité de l’autoroute et aimeraient éviter d’autres accidents et d’autres décès, et,

WHEREAS many collisions on Highway 144 lead to hours long closures, where commercial and private traffic may be stuck with no detour and, / ALORS QUE plusieurs collisions sur l’autoroute 144 entraînent des fermetures de plusieurs heures, où le trafic commercial et privé peut être bloqué sans détour possible et,

WHEREAS Northerners deserve safe roads summer and winter alike. / ALORS QUE les résidents et résidentes du Nord méritent des routes sûres, été comme hiver.

WE, the undersigned petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as follows: to direct the Government of Ontario to organize a round table with representation from the Ministry of Transportation, the police, ambulance services, tow truck operators, shipping companies, mining companies, school bus drivers and other road users to find solutions to this dangerous Highway. / NOUS soussignés pétitionnons l’Assemblée législative de l’Ontario :  d’ordonner au gouvernement de l’Ontario d’organiser une table ronde réunissant des représentants du ministère des Transports, de la police, des services d’ambulance, des opérateurs de dépanneuses, des entreprises de transport, des entreprises minières, des conducteurs d’autobus scolaires et d’autres usagers de l’autoroute, afin de trouver des solutions à cette dangereuse autoroute.

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2024 PETITION - Make Highway 144 Safe l Rendre l’autoroute 144 sécuritaire

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Thank you for taking the initiative to collect petition signatures! Your work raising awareness and advocating for this important issue is incredibly valuable. I encourage you to share the petition with friends, family, and members of your community.

Please note that for the petition to be presented in the legislature:
1. All signatures on the petition must contain names, addresses and original signatures.
2. Original petitions need to be sent to my Community or Queen’s Park Office. Photocopied petitions cannot be presented in the legislature.
3. Please include your name and address with the petitions you submit. We will notify you when the petitions you collected are read.

Merci de recueillir des signatures pour cette pétition! Vos efforts de sensibilisation pour faire avancer cette importante cause nous sont très précieux. Je vous invite à envoyer la pétition à vos amis, à votre famille et à vos concitoyens.

Veuillez noter que pour qu’une pétition puisse être présentée à l’Assemblée législative, elle doit :
1. comprendre le nom, l’adresse et la signature originale de chaque signataire;
2. être envoyée dans sa version originale à mon bureau de circonscription ou à celui de Queen’s Park. Les copies ne seront pas acceptées à l’Assemblée legislative;
3. comprendre vos propres nom et adresse.  Nous vous aviserons de la date à laquelle votre pétition sera lue à Queen’s Park.

Invest in Mental Health Services
Investir dans les services de santé mentale

WHEREAS 1 in 5 adults experience mental health challenges each year, and / ALORS QUE 1 adulte sur 5 fait face à des défis liés à la santé mentale chaque année, et

WHEREAS funding for mental health services remains inadequate and emergency services for mental health are still lacking in many areas in Ontario, and / ALORS QUE le financement des services de santé mentale reste insuffisant et les services d’urgence pour les services de santé mentale sont inadéquats dans de nombreuse régions en Ontario, et

WHEREAS the current waitlists for public services are too long, and / ALORS QUE les listes d’attentes pour les services publics sont encore trop longues, et

WHEREAS the current funding is insufficient to meet the growing demand and more resources are necessary to reduce waitlists, improve access, and ensure mental health is treated with the urgency and importance it deserves.   ALORS QUE le financement actuel est insuffisant pour répondre à la demande croissante, et des ressources supplémentaires sont nécessaires pour réduire les listes d’attente, améliorer l’accès et garantir que la santé mentale soit traitée avec l’urgence et l’importance qu’elle mérite.

WE, the undersigned petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as follows: to prioritize mental health as a core part of healthcare by investing in the much needed services and professionals to ensure accessible and timely care for all Ontarians. / NOUS soussignés pétitionnons l’Assemblée législative de l’Ontario : de prioriser la santé mentale comme élément intégrale des soins de santé, en investissant dans les services et les professionnels indispensables pour garantir des soins accessibles et rapides pour tous les Ontariens.ennes.

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PETITION-Invest in Mental health Services - Invetir dans les services de santé mentale

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Thank you for taking the initiative to collect petition signatures! Your work raising awareness and advocating for this important issue is incredibly valuable. I encourage you to share the petition with friends, family, and members of your community.

Please note that for the petition to be presented in the legislature:
1. All signatures on the petition must contain names, addresses and original signatures.
2. Original petitions need to be sent to my Community or Queen’s Park Office. Photocopied petitions cannot be presented in the legislature.
3. Please include your name and address with the petitions you submit. We will notify you when the petitions you collected are read.

Merci de recueillir des signatures pour cette pétition! Vos efforts de sensibilisation pour faire avancer cette importante cause nous sont très précieux. Je vous invite à envoyer la pétition à vos amis, à votre famille et à vos concitoyens.

Veuillez noter que pour qu’une pétition puisse être présentée à l’Assemblée législative, elle doit :
1. comprendre le nom, l’adresse et la signature originale de chaque signataire;
2. être envoyée dans sa version originale à mon bureau de circonscription ou à celui de Queen’s Park. Les copies ne seront pas acceptées à l’Assemblée legislative;
3. comprendre vos propres nom et adresse.  Nous vous aviserons de la date à laquelle votre pétition sera lue à Queen’s Park.

 

Enact Family Caregiver Day
Adopter le Jour des aidants naturels

To the Legislative Assembly of Ontario: / À l’Assemblée législative de l’Ontario:

WHEREAS “Family caregiver” is the term used for a family member, friend or person who gives care to someone, and / ALORS QUE le terme “aidant naturel” est utilisé pour désigner un membre de la famille, un-e ami-e ou une personne qui s’occupe d’une personne ayant des besoins en matière de soins, et

WHEREAS Family caregivers experience high levels of stress, depression and physical health decline, and / ALORS QUE les aidants naturels sont exposés à des niveaux élevés de stress, de dépression et de déclin de leur santé physique, et

WHEREAS 3.3 million or 29% of Ontarians are unpaid family caregivers, and / ALORS QUE 3,3 millions de personnes, soit 29 % des Ontariens et Ontariennes, sont des aidants naturels, et

WHEREAS the support Family Caregivers provide keeps frail and ill residents out of our province’s overburdened and under funded hospitals and Long Term Care homes. / ALORS QUE le soutien que les aidants naturels fournissent permet de garder les résidents et résidentes fragiles et malades hors des hôpitaux et foyers de soins de longue durée surchargés et sous-financés.

WE, the undersigned petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as follows: Pass MPP Gélinas’ Bill 181, Family Caregiver Day Act, 2024 and declare the first Tuesday in April to be Family Caregiver Day / NOUS soussignés pétitionnons l’Assemblée législative de l’Ontario : Adopter le Projet de loi 181, Loi de 2024 sur les aidants naturels de la Députée Gélinas pour déclarer le premier mardi d’avril le Jour des aidants naturels.

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Mandatory fields are indicated with an asterisk / Les champs obligatoires sont indiqués par un astérisque

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2024 PETITION - Family Caregiver Day-Le Jour des aidants naturels *****************************************************************************

Thank you for taking the initiative to collect petition signatures! Your work raising awareness and advocating for this important issue is incredibly valuable. I encourage you to share the petition with friends, family, and members of your community.

Please note that for the petition to be presented in the legislature:
1. All signatures on the petition must contain names, addresses and original signatures.
2. Original petitions need to be sent to my Community or Queen’s Park Office. Photocopied petitions cannot be presented in the legislature.
3. Please include your name and address with the petitions you submit. We will notify you when the petitions you collected are read.

Merci de recueillir des signatures pour cette pétition! Vos efforts de sensibilisation pour faire avancer cette importante cause nous sont très précieux. Je vous invite à envoyer la pétition à vos amis, à votre famille et à vos concitoyens.

Veuillez noter que pour qu’une pétition puisse être présentée à l’Assemblée législative, elle doit :
1. comprendre le nom, l’adresse et la signature originale de chaque signataire;
2. être envoyée dans sa version originale à mon bureau de circonscription ou à celui de Queen’s Park. Les copies ne seront pas acceptées à l’Assemblée legislative;
3. comprendre vos propres nom et adresse.  Nous vous aviserons de la date à laquelle votre pétition sera lue à Queen’s Park.

Let’s put our heads together and fix Highway 144
Mettons-nous d’accord et réparons l’autoroute 144

December 11, 2024

MPP Gélinas: Let’s put our heads together and fix Highway 144

QUEEN’S PARK – This week Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas rose in the legislature to speak to the dangerous state of Highway 144.

“It has been another week of mayhem on Highway 144. Highway 144 is a 300-kilometre highway that goes from Sudbury to Timmins. It is a two-lane highway with no shoulder, very few passing lanes, no cell service for most of it, one gas station at the Watershed and a ton of transport trucks. Whether it be summer or winter, this highway kills and maims way too many Northerners.

The Ford government refuses to do anything about training of commercial truck drivers or winter road maintenance in the North of this province even though weekly pictures of jack-knifed trucks laying across all lanes circulate constantly on social media as well as on the news. This issue cannot be ignored anymore. Not only do people have to use this highway to get home, but some of the biggest wealth-producers in this province—nickel producers like Vale, Glencore and the new gold mine with IAMGOLD—all need that highway to stay open.

If this is a world-class place for investment, why are families and workers in my riding putting their life at risk every time they use Highway 144? My constituents want a round-table with representatives from the Ministry of Transportation, police, ambulance, tow truck operators, shipping companies, mining companies, school bus drivers and other road users. Let’s put our heads together to make this highway safe. The province is responsible for this highway and needs to take action to stop the deaths. This has to stop. Highway 144 kills way too many people. We want it to be safe.”

We cannot ignore Police Mental Health
Nous ne pouvons pas ignorer la santé mentale des policiers

December 3, 2024

Gélinas: We Cannot Ignore Police Mental Health

QUEEN’S PARK —NDP MPP France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) has reintroduced her bill to honour police officers who died by suicide due to being in the line of duty, by including them in highway memorials for fallen officers.

“We need to continue to shine a light on the mental health of the people charged with protecting us” said MPP Gélinas.

In 2021, the Ontario Provincial Police unveiled a suicide memorial, for officers whose death was related to their line of duty, at their headquarters in Orillia. The memorial aims to commemorate the work officers who died from suicide carried out for their communities, as well as remind current officers of the resources available for them to maintain their mental health. “The establishment of this memorial shows our province is starting to recognize the impact of police work on their mental health. The mental health of our first responders is an issue that is growing in gravity and needs continued work” stated Gélinas.

Gélinas’ bill Highway Memorials for Fallen Police Officers Amendment Act (In Memory of Officers Impacted by Traumatic Events), 2024 changes provincial law to include police officers who died by suicide, in memorials along the King’s Highway.

Homecare patients in Ontario forced to buy their own supplies
Les patients des services de soins à domicile de l’Ontario doivent acheter leurs propres fournitures

November 21, 2024

MPP Gélinas: Have the Conservatives learned anything from the home care fiasco?

QUEEN’S PARK – This morning during Question Period, NDP Health Critic France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) pressed the Conservative Health Minister Sylvia Jones.

“The last mile delivery of medical supplies to home care patients is a critical part of homecare. The Minister’s decision to centralize home care supplies and hand it over to her donors at Bayshore has hurt a lot of patients and threatened the survival of small businesses across Ontario, like Boggio Pharmacy in Niagara.

Can the Minister tell the house what she has learned from this centralization fiasco and what she will do to make sure no one is left waiting for critical supplies?”

First reported in the Hamilton Spectator in September, homecare patients in Ontario have been forced to buy their own supplies due to shortages. Those needing pain medications, morphine pumps and needles have been left in pain.

“Ontario’s Conservatives seems more focused on fundraising directives from Conservative party headquarters than ensuring patients in Ontario receive quality care. The home care supply delivery system we had before worked well and met home care patients needs. This government decision to centralize home care supplies with their friends at Bayshore has hurt many patients some of them severely.

What will the Minister say to those patients and families who were hurt by her decision?”