May 4th marks Holocaust Remembrance Day, also known as Yom HaShoah. On this day, people around the world stop to remember the millions of innocent Jewish men, women and children who were put to death in Nazi concentration camps. The Shoah stands as a stark lesson in the consequences of hatred and violence. We […]
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On this day 101 years ago, Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae of Guelph, Ontario, penned the fifteen lines that would become Canada’s, and perhaps the world’s, best known war poem, In Flanders Fields. McCrae was already a veteran of the Boer War with a distinguished medical career when he joined the 1st Brigade CFA (Canadian […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – This morning MPP Jeff Yurek (Elgin-Middlesex-London) alongside Ms. Sandra Gibbons and Mr. George Habib, President & CEO of the Ontario Lung Association, hosted a press conference to celebrate the one year anniversary of Ryan’s Law. “Today marks the one year anniversary of Ryan’s Law. A law that not only allows students […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Continuing his fight against the Liberal government’s May 1st cuts to autism therapy, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown used today’s Question Period to share the story of a family from Oakville. “I want to tell you about five year old Joshua from Oakville. At age three he was diagnosed […]
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The following is a statement from Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown and Ontario PC Health Critic MPP Jeff Yurek on Mental Health Week: “This week marks Mental Health Week, an opportunity to raise awareness about mental health issues and end the surrounding stigma. Mental health issues and physical health issues are equally […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – On May 1st, Ontarians experienced an additional rate increase on their hydro bills, with annual energy costs for the average family going up by $37.56. “On April 19, just over two weeks ago, the Finance Minister said hydro rates are going down. But yesterday, everyone else’s hydro bills went up,” said […]
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The following is a statement from Leader of the Official Opposition and Ontario PC Education Critic Patrick Brown on Education Week: “Every year the first full week of May is used to mark Education Week, providing an opportunity to honour the excellent work of principals, teachers, support staff, administrators and school boards who nurture […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – On May 1st, the Liberal Government’s cuts to autism therapy came into full-effect in the province of Ontario. Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown used today’s Question Period to highlight how the proposed changes affected a young family. “I want to tell you about seven year old Warren and his […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – On May 1st, Ontarians experienced an additional rate increase on their hydro bills, with annual energy costs for the average family going up by $37.56. Following Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown’s most recent visit to Northern Ontario, he used Question Period to highlight the impact the rate increase will […]
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The following is a statement from Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown regarding MPP Lisa’s MacLeod announcing her experience with depression: “As Ontario PC Leader I have continued to highlight the importance of ending the stigma which surrounds mental illness. Directly, or indirectly, mental illness and addictions affects one in five Ontarians. No one should […]
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