The following is the Ontario PC Critic for Women’s Issues, MPP Laurie Scott’s, statement in recognition of Sexual Assault Prevention Month and Sexual Harassment Awareness Week: “We dedicate a month to create awareness of sexual assault prevention to acknowledge the severity of this issue, and call for further education across society. We need to […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Music fans have been subjected to suspicious price spikes since the Ontario government lifted restrictions on the ticket resale industry, according to Prince Edward-Hastings MPP Todd Smith. Recent tour dates for acts like Bruce Springsteen, Adele and The Tragically Hip have resulted in tickets being resold at more than ten times the […]
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QUEEN’S PARK –Environment Minister Glen Murray admitted today in Question Period that the Liberals “expect fluctuations” in cap-and-trade funding, yet they have already made more than a billion dollars in spending promises, says Ontario PC Environment and Cap-and-Trade Critic Lisa Thompson. “The government has already promised to spend $1.2 billion in cap-and-trade funds on […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – The Liberal Government continues to deny that they have a radical secret agenda to ban natural gas in the province of Ontario, despite the fact a leaked cabinet document clearly details their plan to eliminate natural gas for homes and small buildings. Approximately 76 per cent of Ontario households rely on […]
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In June, we celebrate Italian Heritage Month. We remember the hard work and sacrifices of past generations of Italian immigrants who journeyed to Canada in search of a better life for themselves and their children. Since the 19th century, Canadians of Italian heritage have contributed to the growth and prosperity of Ontario. Today, there […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Yesterday, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown toured The Scarborough Hospital. After seeing the antiquated conditions of the hospital after years of Liberal neglect, Brown used today’s Question Period to ask the Premier to bring the hospital up to modern standards. “The operating rooms at the hospital are the same […]
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QUEEN’S PARK –Ontario’s Financial Accountability Officer (FAO) issued a stinging indictment of the Wynne government’s “broader pattern” of secrecy and refusal to provide information that is “impeding the ability of MPPs to perform their constitutional duties,” Ontario PC Finance Critic and Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli said today. “This morning, the Financial Accountability Officer confirmed […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Following the leak of a confidential cabinet document detailing the Liberal Government’s plan to ban natural gas in the province of Ontario, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown asked the Premier if she knows which of her cabinet ministers was responsible for the breach. “We all know cabinet confidentiality is […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Today during Question Period, MPP Laurie Scott asked the Premier to fire the Minister of Health and to stop the assault on the province’s nurses. The government has relentlessly cut nurses across the province, including freezing the budget for hospitals like Ross Memorial in Kawartha Lakes, forcing the elimination of 153 […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Today, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown and Ontario PC Health Critic Jeff Yurek joined representatives from Concerned Ontario Doctors to highlight the impact of the Liberal Government’s cuts to physician services and the broader health care sector. “Ontario’s physicians have been working without a contract for more than two […]
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