2016 – Page 11 – PC Party of Ontario

August 8, 2016

Statement from Leader of the Official Opposition and Ontario PC Education Critic Patrick Brown on Provincial and Demonstration Schools

The following is a statement from Ontario PC Leader and Education Critic Patrick Brown on Provincial and Demonstration Schools: “Provincial and demonstration schools, which provide services for blind, deaf, and severely learning disabled students, provide an opportunity for some of our province’s most vulnerable to reach their full potential and achieve their dreams. It […]

August 6, 2016

Martow Calls on Liberal Government to Immediately Support Yazidi Victims of Genocide

QUEEN’S PARK – Today,Gila Martow, in conjunction withsenior critics in the Conservative Party of Canada, held an event to commemorate the second anniversary of the massacre of thousands of Yazidis by the Islamic State (ISIS) at Mount Sinjar. “ISIS continues to commit genocide against the Yazidi people of northern Iraq. Thousands of Yazidi women […]

August 5, 2016

Demonstration Schools Report Stresses Their Importance

BELLEVILLE – The Ministry of Education released the long awaited report into the provincial English Language Demonstration Schools today. The report – which covered four institutions across the province including Sagonaska Demonstration School in Belleville, reiterated many of the points made by the parents and former students of the schools who argued in favour of […]

August 5, 2016

MPP McNaughton: Life is Harder Under the Wynne Liberals

36,000 Jobs Lost in July, Including 18,900 Full-Time Jobs QUEEN’S PARK – This morning, Ontario PC Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure Critic Monte McNaughton (Lambton-Kent-Middlesex) discussed Ontario’s disappointing job numbers, which were released by Stats Canada today. “Last month, Ontario lost 36,000 jobs, with full-time workers making up the bulk of these positions. Unfortunately for […]

August 4, 2016

Patrick Brown and Raymond Cho Tour Scarborough Business Hurt by Wynne Liberal Hydro Rates

SCARBOROUGH – Today, Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown and Ontario PC Scarborough-Rouge River candidate Raymond Cho toured the Metro Golf Dome in Scarborough. During the tour, the Metro Golf Dome’s General Manager Jim Tasakalos highlighted the impact of skyrocketing hydro rates on the business. In the last year the business‎’ hydro bills have increased […]

August 4, 2016

Wynne Government Creating Structural Deficits: Fedeli

QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario’s latest quarterly financial statement confirms that the government is artificially balancing the budget through the one-time sale of assets, only to see it plunge back into deficit, Nipissing MPP and Finance Critic Vic Fedeli said today. This morning, the government released the province’s 2016-17 First Quarter Finances which indicate that […]

August 3, 2016

Ontario PCs Ready for September 1st Scarborough-Rouge River By-Election

Statement from Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown on the Scarborough-Rouge River By-Election: “This morning the writ was issued for the provincial by-election in Scarborough-Rouge River. Alongside Councillor Raymond Cho, I am excited for the opportunity to share with the people of Scarborough our vision for a better Ontario. We have been hard at work pounding […]

August 2, 2016

Patrick Brown Highlights Barriers to Doing Business in North during Sault Ste. Marie Visit

SAULT STE. MARIE – Today, Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown visited Sault Ste. Marie to discuss barriers to doing business in Northern Ontario and throughout the province. In a candid roundtable discussion organized by the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce, Brown highlighted how the economic climate is increasingly unaffordable for Ontario businesses large and […]

August 2, 2016

Statement by Ontario PC Education Critic Patrick Brown on Regulations to Ban Child Care Wait List Fees

The following is a statement from Ontario PC Education Critic and Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown regarding the introduction of regulations to end fees for child care wait lists: “The Ontario PC Caucus applauds the Liberal Government for finally listening to parents, ending a practice that punished Ontario families with yet another […]

August 1, 2016

Statement from Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown on Emancipation Day

Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown made the following statement marking the anniversary of Emancipation Day: “Today, we commemorate the anniversary of the enactment of the British Imperial Act, known as Emancipation Day. Inspired in large part by the heroic actions of William Wilberforce, the British Parliament voted in 1834 to abolish slavery in […]