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Province-Wide Support For Racing

Ontario's horse racing industry spoke out on March 30 at rallies across the province against the decision announced by the Liberal government and Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG) to end the Slot...

Liberal Reports Support Ontario Horse Racing's Employment Figures

Earlier this week Ontario's Finance Minister Dwight Duncan stated that the employment figures showing 60,000 people are employed directly or indirectly by horse racing are "grossly exaggerated," and t...

OLG To Open Up Books?

It has been reported that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. may soon be letting the Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium take a look at its books

We Must Unite, No One Is Safe

"We need our industry, each and every one of us, to rise to the occasion and communicate with Andrea's office and with every NDP MPP in Ontario and make them understand our industry, understand the pr...

Duncan Questions Employment Figures

The reigning Ontario Liberal Party, whose credibility has been questioned on multiple fronts as of late, has announced that it doesn't believe that the livelihoods of up to 60,000 Ontarians depends on...

Not Happy With The Liberal Budget? Tell The NDP Your Story

New Democrat Leader Andrea Horwath called on Ontarians to have their say on the provincial budget released yesterday, and members of the horse racing industry are encouraged to voice their opinions an...

Racing Runs Budget Response Ad

The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association placed a full-page advertisement in the Toronto Star today (Wednesday) in response to the Ontario budget announced yesterday, highlighting the government'...

OHRIA Reacts To Ontario Budget

Late Tuesday the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association issued the following update in the wake of Ontario's 2012 budget, in which Finance Minister Dwight Duncan outlined plans to modernize the Ont...

Bus Available For Kitchener Rally

Grand River Raceway has organized bus transportation for the rally at the office of Liberal MPP John Milloy on Friday, March 30 at 1:00 p.m.

Mid-Card Protest At Rideau Carleton

On Sunday, March 25 at Rideau Carleton Raceway, horsepeople took to the track between races to protest the inexplicable and devastating decision by the Ontario Liberal Government to cut the provincial...

Liberal MPPs To Be Targeted In Home Ridings Friday

The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association has released details regarding the Friday, March 30 rallies in the home ridings of Liberal MPPs

Large Turnout At Queen's Park Rally

On Monday, March 26, members and supporters of Ontario's horse-racing industry showed up at Queen's Park en masse to protest the Ontario Liberal Government's decision to close slot parlours at a numbe...