QUEEN’S PARK – Today, Sylvia Jones MPP Dufferin-Caledon’s private member’s bill, Bill 110 – the Growing Ontario’s Craft Cider Industry Act passed second reading in the Legislature, bringing it one step closer to becoming law. “Bill 110 would ensure that the mark-up or tax imposed on Ontario cider does not exceed the mark-up or tax […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Today, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown asked the Minister of Northern Development and Mines Michael Gravelle about the government’s inaction in harnessing the economic potential of the Ring of Fire. The Liberal Government had previously committed to investing $1 billion to develop the economic potential of the region. However, no […]
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QUEEN’S PARK –Today, the Wynne Liberals recklessly proceeded with the fire sale of Hydro One, despite a damning independent report from Ontario’s Financial Accountability Office, and the opposition of 165 municipalities and nearly 80% of Ontarians. Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown stood in Question Period to demand the Acting Premier Deb Matthews demonstrate […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – This morning, the Financial Accountability Office (FAO) released its report on the economic and fiscal outlook of Ontario. The report concludes that there is a substantial risk that the Liberal Government will not balance the province’s books by 2017-18. “The Financial Accountability Officer confirmed what the Ontario PC Caucus has been saying […]
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(QUEEN’S PARK) – With the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing determined to usher in a massive tax grab on new home sales, Ontario PC Deputy Leader and Leeds-Grenville MPP Steve Clark continued his efforts to give would-be home buyers a break. A day after tabling his Private Members Motion against the Municipal Land Transfer […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod’s motion requesting the Auditor General to review millions in payouts made to teachers’ unions from 2008 to the current year has been passed. “With a sum of money this large going undocumented to public-sector unions who ran attack ads – it doesn’t look good,” MacLeod said last week […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Today, PC Critic for Environment and Cap and Trade Lisa Thompson commented on the Environmental Commissioner’s annual report, slamming the Liberals for continuing to practice photo-op environmentalism. “The Environmental Commissioner’s report has once again confirmed what we in the PC Party have been saying: that the Liberal Government is in it for […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario PC Deputy Leader and MPP for Leeds-Grenville Steve Clark is calling on MPPs to take a stand against the Wynne government’s plans to pave the way for a massive tax grab on the province’s home buyers. Today, Clark tabled the following motion: In the opinion of this House, the Government of […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Today, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown called on Finance Minister Sousa to tell Ontarians which taxes he will raise to replace the revenue lost through the fire sale of Hydro One. Hydro One generates over $700 million annually in revenue for the province. “The Hydro One fire sale is a […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Today MPP Julia Munro, PC Critic for the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP), asked the government why it’s still spending money preparing the job-killing ORPP payroll tax when the new federal government has promised to enhance the CPP instead. “The ORPP will remove 3.8% from Ontario’s economy and an enhanced CPP could […]
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