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April 28, 2016

MPP McNaughton: Release the Complete List of Private Companies who have Received Government Subsidies and Grants

QUEEN’S PARK – This morning, Lambton—Kent—Middlesex MPP Monte McNaughton continued his call for increased transparency and public accountability from the Ministry of Economic Development, Employment & Infrastructure in relation to corporate subsidies and grants awarded from his Ministry. “It’s shocking that the government continues to refuse to release the complete list of private companies who […]

April 27, 2016

GOVERNMENT BOTCHES BEAR HUNT RETURN

QUEEN’S PARK – Outfitters in Northern Ontario are seeing red after the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry botched the return of the spring bear hunt. The forms that the Ministry issues to outfitters for non-resident hunters, known as Form 33s, were severely reduced ahead of this year’s hunt. The result of this blatant oversight […]

April 27, 2016

Ontario PCs Want Justice To Be Done in Sudbury By-election Scandal

QUEEN’S PARK – Today, Deputy PC Leader Steve Clark, who originally asked the OPP to investigate the actions of Liberal Party operatives, Gerry Lougheed Jr. and Pat Sorbara, in the Sudbury by-election scandal, expressed concern at the news that the federal Crown will be seeking a stay of the corruption case against Gerry Lougheed, Jr. […]

April 25, 2016

Statement from Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown to Mark Italian Liberation Day

The following is a statement from Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown marking Italian Liberation Day: “This day marks the fall of Benito Mussolini and the end of Nazi occupation in Italy. It is celebrated as a national day in Italy where it is known as the Festa della Liberazione. It is also marked by […]

April 24, 2016

Statement by Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown to Mark Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

The following is a statement from Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown to Mark Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day: “Today marks a sad and solemn day for Armenian people around the world, including the over 25,000 Ontarians of Armenian descent, as it marks the 101st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, also known as Medz Yeghern. Starting […]

April 23, 2016

Ontario PCs Stand Up Against Liberal Cuts to Health Care

QUEEN’S PARK – Today, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown attended the largest health care rally in recent memory at Queen’s Park in opposition to the government’s ongoing cuts to health care. Ontario PC Health Critic Jeff Yurek and Whitby-Oshawa MPP Lorne Coe also attended the rally. The rally, organized by Concerned […]

April 23, 2016

Statement from Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown on the Four Hundredth Anniversary of the Death of William Shakespeare

The following is a statement from Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown on the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare: “It is often said of Shakespeare that: ‘He was not of an age but for all time.’ Indeed, Shakespeare’s fame, already great in his lifetime, has grown in the four centuries since his death […]

April 22, 2016

Statement from Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown on Earth Day

The following is a statement from Leader of the Ontario PC Party Patrick Brown on Earth Day: “On Earth Day, people from across the globe gather together to celebrate the beauty and splendour of the natural environment. Whether it’s the Niagara Falls in the South or the Boreal Forest in the North, in Ontario we […]

April 22, 2016

Statement from Ontario PC Health Critic Jeff Yurek on the Government’s Attacks on Doctors and Their Patients

The following is a statement from Ontario PC Health Critic Jeff Yurek on the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care’s attack on Ontario’s physicians and patients: “It is shameful that Minister Hoskins has tried to blame the Liberal Government’s ongoing waste and mismanagement in the health care system on Ontario’s physicians. Making this […]

April 22, 2016

LIBERALS BLOCK CONSULTATION WITH NORTH ON ELECTORAL REFORM

QUEEN’S PARK – Today the Liberal members on the Finance Committee used their majority to block a hearing in Northern Ontario on the controversial Municipal Elections Modernization Act, which allows municipalities to change the election voting system with no public consultation. “I don’t know how you can get less democratic than the Liberals using […]