“The job numbers released today unfortunately show that Ontario’s unemployment rate increased in November. The Auditor General’s report this week highlighted that Ontario has had the third worst record of private sector job creation in Canada since 2000. It appears the Liberals intend to continue this trend, as our economy lost a further 36,400 private […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – This morning in the Legislature, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown grilled the Premier on how the Liberal Government’s mishandling of the electricity sector is costing ratepayers billions of dollars. The Auditor General’s report highlighted that as a result of Liberal mismanagement, between 2006 and 2014, the people of Ontario have […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – Today, Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli blasted the Wynne Government for the devastating impact of skyrocketing hydro prices and their deeply flawed energy decisions are having on Northern Ontario. Fedeli keyed in on findings from yesterday’s Auditor General’s report, which found that Hydro One, whom many Northern and rural residents rely on, spent […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – Today Niagara West-Glanbrook MPP Tim Hudak called on Finance Minister Sousa to act now to develop affordable, comprehensive insurance specific to ridesharing services like Uber. Hudak said all we need now is the political will to make affordable ridesharing insurance a reality. His Private Member’s Bill – Opportunity in the Sharing Economy […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – Today at the Legislative Assembly, Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk revealed the unprecedented waste, mismanagement, and disarray in the province’s electricity system after 12 years of Liberal incompetence. Unfortunately for ratepayers, it only confirms the suspicion of PC Energy Critic John Yakabuski. Namely, that all of the electricity promises made by the Liberals […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – Today, the Auditor General released a scathing report highlighting the devastating effects of 12 years of Liberal waste and mismanagement. The report details how Ontarians are bearing the brunt of the Liberal Government’s inability to manage the health care system. Ontario PC Health Critic Jeff Yurek noted, “we have seen a complete […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – Today, the Auditor General tabled her Annual Report for 2015 in the Ontario Legislature. “I welcome the findings of the Provincial Auditor, with regard to the Ring of Fire. She confirms the concerns that we in the Opposition repeatedly pressed the government on,” stated Norm Miller, Ontario PC Critic for Northern Development […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – Today, the Auditor General of Ontario released her 2015 Annual Report, which included a value-for-money Audit on the government’s Social Assistance Management System (SAMS). Ontario PC Community and Social Services Critic Randy Pettapiece (MPP for Perth-Wellington) issued the following statement after reviewing the investigation: “Since SAMS launched over a year ago, we […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker says the Liberal government has no plan to build new long-term care beds and house Ontario’s growing senior population with round-the-clock nursing care. “I have asked the responsible minister multiple times to say where and when her government will build new long-term care beds to house the […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – The 2015 Annual Report by Ontario’s Auditor General is a devastating indictment of 12 years of Liberal waste and mismanagement, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown said today. The Auditor General’s report highlighted that Ontario’s growing debt burden continues to take money away from the funding of key government programs, such […]
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