Northern Decision Making
WHEREAS an essential component to plotting a road map for economic development in Northern Ontario is a historical knowledge of the issues and policies that impact the region, and
WHEREAS the Northwestern Economic Facilitator‘s Report “Northwestern Ontario: Preparing for Change” called for the establishment of a Northwestern Ontario Policy Institute that would operate at arm‘s length from government and have a mission to analyze data on economic, business, technological, scientific and social issues, and generate policy advice that can be applied to the region‘s economic and social development, and
WHEREAS NOMA is a firm believer in the need for a Northern Ontario Public Policy Institute that focuses on Pan-Northern public policy issues, and
WHEREAS the Public Policy Institute must have a physical presence in both the Northeast and the Northwest that includes a local office, with a co-executive director and administrative assistant to work with their area working group, and
WHEREAS NOMA is a member of Common Voice Northwest which, through one if its’ Task Forces, is in the process of further developing the concept and the manner in which the institute should be created.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that NOMA endorse the concept of a Northern Ontario Public Policy Research Institute and commit to work to ensure that municipalities across the North have an on-going role to play in the development & operation of the Institute, and
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT this resolution be sent to the following:
Premier of Ontario
Minister of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry
Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities
Northern Ontario Post Secondary Institutions
Area MPPs
Adopted April 2010
