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 […]
Read more
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 […]
Read more
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 […]
Read more
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 […]
Read more
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 […]
Read more
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 […]
Read more
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 […]
Read more
Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown made the following statement today marking the anniversary of Black July: “Today I join with Ontarians of Tamil Heritage in remembering the events of Black July, 1983. We pause to remember the innocent victims of the pogroms, where violent mobs carried out attacks against the Tamil population. Homes […]
Read more
Ontario PC Critic for Women’s Issues, MPP Laurie Scott, issued the following statement in recognition of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons: “July 30th marks World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Designated by the UN in 2013, it is a day to raise public awareness of the plight of human trafficking victims and promote […]
Read more
QUEEN’S PARK – Since 2014 the Ontario Liberal government has been floating the idea of a stand-alone Ontario pension. In an unprecedented show of agreement, all the major trade associations saw that it was a poorly planned scheme. They all agreed it would cost jobs and discourage investment in the province. Yesterday we learned […]
Read more