The following is a statement from Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown regarding the Government’s announcement of initiatives to help prevent or mitigate the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among first responders:“The Ontario PC Party applauds the government’s action to help protect the mental health of Ontario’s first responders. These individuals hold a […]
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“Every February, Canadians celebrate Black History Month, recognizing the important contributions made to our country by individuals of African and Caribbean heritage. This important legacy spans hundreds of years and Black Canadians have helped to build and defend our great nation, often overcoming significant adversity. Soldiers such as Richard Pierpoint bravely fought in the War […]
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WHITBY – Today Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown rallied alongside Ontario doctors who were expressing their ongoing frustration with the Liberal Government’s cuts to physician services. Joining Brown was Lorne Coe, the Ontario PC candidate in the Whitby-Oshawa by-election, as well as Julia Munro, MPP for York-Simcoe.“The Ontario PC Party stands unequivocally with Ontario’s physicians […]
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The Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (the predecessor to the Royal Canadian Navy’s Naval Reserve) was founded on January 31, 1923. Its members saw service in Canadian waters and served during the Second World War, becoming the backbone of the Canadian Navy. Today, Naval Reservists from Ontario contribute to Canadian Armed Forces’ operations domestically and […]
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Will “New Trains won’t fit” news = more overruns for project already 25% over initial estimates?QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario PC Transportation Critic Michael Harris says revelations that new electric trains won’t fit into the Union Station train shed, which the Liberals are already spending $270 million to renovate, is only the latest example of the […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Today, information obtained by the media revealed that emergency departments across greater Toronto are failing to meet acceptable wait times to see patients.“This is an indictment on the Liberal Government for its lack of action on a report from the Auditor General five years ago highlighting the issue of wait times. This […]
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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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