WHITBY – This morning, Ontario PC Candidate Lorne Coe met with members of the Ontario Lung Association and the Abilities Centre to discuss the Fitness for Breath Exercise Program, a partnership between the two groups.Fitness for Breath introduces basic movement skills to adults 55 and older with chronic lung disease. The program helps participants to […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Today, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown issued the following statement on Bell Let’s Talk Day, an awareness campaign about mental health issues:“Bell Let’s Talk Day is a great initiative to help raise awareness about mental health issues, and I strongly encourage all Ontarians to participate today to end the stigma. […]
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“Today, we mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which commemorates the victims of the Shoah, on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp (1940-1945).Six million Jews perished in the Holocaust. At the death camp in Auschwitz-Birkenau alone, more than a million individuals, mostly Jews, were murdered in gas chambers. […]
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It gives me great pleasure to offer warmest wishes to Ontarians of Indian heritage who are celebrating India’s 67th Republic Day.Having recently returned from a trade mission to India, accompanied by colleagues Vic Fedeli, Jack MacLaren, Lisa MacLeod, and Norm Miller, I can attest to the dynamism and warmth of their citizens. We are very […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – The ill-conceived Ontario Retirement Pension Plan is moving full steam ahead, to be introduced beginning January 1, 2017. This mandatory payroll tax will further erode business competitiveness, reduce the take-home pay of workers, and kill thousands of jobs. In fact, an internal Ministry of Finance document estimates that Ontario will lose 54,000 […]
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WHITBY – Whitby-Oshawa PC Candidate Lorne Coe joined with PC Transportation Critic Michael Harris today to demand the Wynne Liberals restore winter road maintenance standards before any further tragedies and avoidable winter accidents occur under their watch. Coe and Harris issued their call this morning at a highway stop area near the 401. “Today, we’re […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – “Today’s Ontario Chamber of Commerce report shows that only 30% of Ontario’s businesses have confidence in the Liberal Government’s handling of the provincial economy, clear proof Kathleen Wynne is leading the province in the wrong direction,” said Nipissing MPP and PC Finance Critic Vic Fedeli. Fedeli was referring to the Chamber’s polling, […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario PC Critic for the Environment and Cap-and-Trade Lisa Thompson released the following statement today regarding Ontario’s climate strategy:“The Premier’s comments on climate change today are another stunning example of Liberal hypocrisy. Kathleen Wynne claims she wants to balance the needs of the environment and the economy, yet her Liberal government pushes […]
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“The abrupt closure of Goodwill Industries of Toronto, Eastern, Central and Northern Ontario (TECNO) continues to leave hundreds of employees and their families reeling. The doors have been closed on them, and many of Ontario’s most vulnerable.It is troubling that Goodwill’s senior management made the decision to shut down its website, eliminating access to financial […]
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WHITBY-OSHAWA – Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown will be visiting Whitby-Oshawa in the upcoming days to show his support for PC Whitby-Oshawa candidate Lorne Coe.“Lorne has been canvassing every single day in the morning, afternoon, and evening, listening to the concerns of the people of Whitby-Oshawa,” said Leader Patrick Brown. “I have no doubt that […]
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