By Jacqueline St. Pierre, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Manitoulin Expositor NORTHERN ONTARIO\u2014Tariffs\u2014the economic thunderclaps shaking supply chains and squeezing profits\u2014becomes the perfect storm that two seemingly opposing parties are reaching \u00a0into the same toolbox to wield. While federal Bill C-5 and Ontario\u2019s Bill 5 appear to address different policy areas\u2014one focused on \u201csustainable jobs,\u201d the other on \u201ceconomic zones\u201d\u2014their timing and structure suggest a shared approach: easing regulatory constraints in order to accelerate private-sector-led development. One sets a national framework; the other operates at the provincial level. The promise: cut the red tape and clear a fast lane for investment to race through. Bill C-5, tabled by the federal government on June 6\u2014just one day after Ontario passed Bill 5\u2014positions itself as a jobs and climate transition strategy. It… <\/p>\n
By Jacqueline St. Pierre, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Manitoulin Expositor NORTHERN ONTARIO\u2014Tariffs\u2014the economic thunderclaps shaking supply chains and squeezing profits\u2014becomes the perfect storm that two seemingly opposing parties are reaching \u00a0into the same toolbox to wield. While federal Bill C-5 and Ontario\u2019s Bill 5 appear to address different policy areas\u2014one focused on \u201csustainable jobs,\u201d the other on \u201ceconomic zones\u201d\u2014their timing and structure suggest a shared approach: easing regulatory constraints in order to accelerate private-sector-led development. One sets a national framework; the other operates at the provincial level. The promise: cut the red tape and clear a fast lane for investment to race through. Bill C-5, tabled by the federal government on June 6\u2014just one day after Ontario passed Bill 5\u2014positions itself as a jobs and climate transition strategy. It... <\/p>\n