Union says new deal to stop break up of Ontera owner ONTC is gaining support

NORTH BAY, ON, - The New Deal for Northern Ontario, an initiative of unionized employees at Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) to revitalize it by building a rail link to the Ring of Fire to create new jobs, is gaining support as it launches a new website claims the group. Ontera, the telecommunications division of Ontario Northland, was put up for sale over the summer as the provincial government began its planned divestment of the provincially owned Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC). Liberal leadership candidate Harinder Takhar recently issued a policy statement calling for "Divestiture of the ONTC to an independent,...