Gaétan Malette
- Born
- Timmins, Ontario
- Career
- Forestry executive; 45 years in the forestry and mining industries across Eastern Canada
- Political Experience
- Elected MP for Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk in 2025
- Notable
- Chair of the Timmins & District Hospital, the Timmins District Roman Catholic Separate School Board, and the Timmins Francophone Community Health Centre. Vice-chair of the Timmins Police Services Board, a director of Mattagami AKI, and a commissioner with the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission. Director of the Canadian Lumber Manufacturing Association and chair of the Ontario Lumber Manufacturing Association.
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Gaétan Malette is a retired Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer. He also previously served as the mayor of the township of Fauquier-Strickland, Ontario.
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Total votes cast: 47,137
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Mr. Speaker, this is about priorities. I am not asking the government to spend more. I am asking it to make better use of money that is already spent. Rural communities depend on local radio stations for breaking news. Will the minister commit to redirecting a greater share of existing advertising dollars to local radio?
Mr. Speaker, when the power goes out, when forest fires burn wild and the highways close, people in my riding tune in to their radio stations such as Moose FM and Le Loup. When rural Canadians travel to work, they listen to their radio. However, the government spends only 3% of its advertising budget on local Canadian radio. Without spending an extra dime, will the government give local radio
Mr. Speaker, when a storm shuts down roads in Hearst or Kapuskasing, people rely on their local radio stations, like Épinette noire or La voix d'chez nous, to stay informed. However, nobody in Ottawa seems to be listening. In the last budget, Ottawa spent $78 million on advertising, but only 3% of that was allocated to local radio stations in Canada. Without spending another penny, what is the
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to table a petition signed by the people of Moonbeam, Ontario. Communities across northern Ontario are calling on this government to recognize Trans-Canada Highway 11 as a project of national interest. Every day of inaction is another day where lives are at risk on this highway, which was closed again just last week. Moonbeam will certainly not be the last community to
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to table more petitions for a safer and more reliable Ontario Highway 11 portion of the Trans-Canada Highway. At the intersections of highways 11 and 101 in northern Ontario lies the town of Matheson. Whenever a major storm or accident forces Highway 11 to close, transport trucks and commuters are often left stranded in Matheson due to dangerous driving conditions.