QUEEN’S PARK – Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP and PC Critic for Long-Term Care Bill Walker says it was callous of Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne to dismiss the troubling testimony from Ontario’s frontline health workers as “rhetoric” in today’s Question Period at Queen’s Park. MPP Walker shared with the Premier some of the testimony heard during the […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – This morning, Ontario PC Health Critic Jeff Yurek (Elgin-Middlesex-London) asked the Premier if she would support the Ontario PC Party’s recommendation to include in the provincial budget a plan to properly manage Ontario’s health care system. “Every day, the real cost of this Liberal Government’s scandals, waste and mismanagement is being felt […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – This morning in the Legislature, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown highlighted the need for the Liberal Government to put forward a credible plan to make energy affordable in the upcoming provincial budget. Affordable hydro for Ontarians is one of the three recommendations the Ontario PC Caucus believes the people of […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Today would have marked Ontario’s first Human Trafficking Awareness Day, as called for in the Saving the Girl Next Door Act, 2016. PC Women’s Critic, Laurie Scott, MPP, introduced Bill 158 last week, calling attention to the human trafficking crisis in Ontario. On Thursday, February 18, 2016, the Ontario Legislature voted unanimously […]
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QUEENS PARK – This morning, Ontario PC GTA Affairs Critic, Gila Martow (MPP for Thornhill) asked the Minister of Government and Consumer Services to address issues with accessible parking permits in Ontario. Martow asked the Minister to explain the Government’s plan to alleviate parking permit fraud.“Thousands of Ontario residents struggle with mobility issues. Many Ontarians […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Chatham-Kent-Essex MPP Rick Nicholls is pleased that his Private Members’ Bill targeting ground current pollution has passed a crucial stage on its way to becoming a provincial law. “I have heard from dairy and other livestock farmers and concerned citizens across the province looking for action on this ongoing issue. Today is […]
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Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown today issued the following statement on the government’s introduction of the Supporting Ontario’s First Responders Act:“I have always said there’s no monopoly on a good idea. This proposed legislation will help provide faster access to resources and treatment for first responders who face the serious and debilitating challenges […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Today Ontario PC Women’s Critic Laurie Scott, MPP, was joined by advocates against sexual exploitation, Cynthia Bland and Simone Bell in united support for the proposed Saving the Girl Next Door Act. The proposed bill will give the law immediate power to enforce protection orders on behalf of the victims against traffickers […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – This morning, Ontario PC Deputy Leader Steve Clark sent a letter to OPP Commissioner Vince Hawkes requesting an update on the OPP investigation into the apparent contravention of the Election Act by Premier Wynne’s Deputy Chief of Staff, Pat Sorbara, leading up to the Sudbury by-election. Friday, February 19th marks the one […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario PC Women’s Critic Laurie Scott, MPP, received a major endorsement from one of Canada’s leading advocates against human trafficking.Joy Smith, former MP from Kildonan-St. Paul, and founder and CEO of the Joy Smith Foundation has weighed into the need for Ms. Scott’s private member’s bill. “I applaud Laurie Scott for this […]
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