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### Your MPP is missing in action, tabarnak!
Listen, sometimes you hear a story and you just shake your head, eh? It’s been more than six months now since Chris Scott, our MPP for Sault Ste. Marie, got himself booted from the PC caucus and became an independent. And you know what Della-Mattia is saying? That our MPP is a ghost. Seriously, a ghost.
It's not just about what party flag he flies, it's about whether we actually have a voice down in Queen's Park. When you’re an independent, you don’t get the same access, the same pull, the same ability to advocate for Algoma Steel, or for better healthcare at Sault Area Hospital, or for the projects that actually matter to us. We’re not some little suburb of Toronto. We're the Sault! We're the gateway to the north, the heart of the steel industry. We need someone who can fight for us, not someone who's sitting in the corner with their hands tied.
* **Our Voice in Toronto:** An independent MPP, especially one who got the boot, struggles to get things done for the riding. They don't have the same access to the Premier or cabinet ministers. * **Local Priorities at Risk:** Issues like funding for our local schools, support for businesses downtown on Queen Street, or infrastructure upgrades – they all need strong representation. * **Trust and Accountability:** Voters put faith in a party and a person. When that connection breaks, it leaves a lot of questions about who is truly representing the people of the Sault.
This isn’t just political theatre, my friends. This is about real consequences for the people living here, from the West End right up to P-Patch. We need to know who's got our back when it comes to the big decisions in Toronto. Our city deserves a seat at the table, not just a chair in the hallway.
Marc-André Desjardins, MiTL Sports Desk, Sault Ste. Marie.
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