Hector Clouthier

Clouthier Back In The Race

September 29, 2015

Longtime harness racing industry participant and politician Hector Clouthier is once again running as an independent candidate in his home riding of Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke for Canada's federal ele...

"We Haven't Been Asked To Help"

A solid night of stakes racing this past Saturday evening truly overshadowed Senator Bob Runciman's press conference at Georgian Downs, where he spoke about the utter decimation Ontario horse racing i...

Runciman: "This Is Ill Thought Out"

Ontario Conservative Senator Bob Runciman hosted a media conference on Saturday, July 21 at Georgian Downs to highlight the negative economic impacts and significant job losses that will come from the...

Clouthier Gives 'Em Hec

With less than a week to go in the federal election, one of Canada's most closely watched political races involves the Renfrew-Nippising-Pembroke riding pitting incumbent MP Cheryl Gallant against for...

Clouthier Announces Member Of Parliament Candidacy

Former Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association Executive Director Hector Clouthier this morning announced his candidacy to become the Independent Member of Parliament for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke

Leslie Assumes Clouthier's OHRIA Role

The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA), an umbrella association that represents all segments of the horse racing industry, is pleased to announce that Sue Leslie, its Chairman, will ass...

Clouthier Leaving OHRIA

"I can guarantee you and anyone else that harness racing, thoroughbred racing, quarter horse racing...horse racing in general will have a strong voice once again in Ottawa.

Horsemen In The House Of Commons

Two well-known Ontario horsemen made a trip to Canada's capital last week for an insider's view of a day in the life of a politician

Harness Racing Plays Hot Potato At Queen's Park

February 10, 2009

All's fair in politics and horse racing – even avoiding questions altogether or passing them off to your partners. To say the least, it was an eventful day at the Ontario Legislature, as the Standing ...

More Feedback On The View

The View column from the July 2008 edition of Trot Magazine has prompted much feedback through SC's website response portals.

Clouthier Weighs In

OHRIA executive director Hector Clouthier today emailed Trot Magazine conveying his full agreement with editor Darryl Kaplan's July 2008 installment of The View, which states the sta