QUEEN’S PARK – The 2015 Annual Report by Ontario’s Auditor General is a devastating indictment of 12 years of Liberal waste and mismanagement, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown said today. The Auditor General’s report highlighted that Ontario’s growing debt burden continues to take money away from the funding of key government programs, such […]
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(QUEEN’S PARK) – Today, Ontario PC Deputy Leader and Leeds-Grenville MPP Steve Clark scored a major victory for Ontario families who dream of purchasing a home. Less than a month after Clark tabled a motion against the expansion of the Municipal Land Transfer Tax (MLTT) and just two days before it was to be debated, […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – This morning Ontario PC Health Critic, MPP Jeff Yurek (Elgin-Middlesex-London) questioned the Liberal government about their lack of consultation in regards to Bill 122, the Mental Health Statute Law Amendment Act, 2015. Many stakeholders voiced their concerns that the government did not consult them about the bill and indicated that this bill […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – The Ontario PC Caucus is pleased that today during Question Period, Municipal Affairs Minister Ted McMeekin announced that the Wynne Liberals will not extend the municipal land transfer tax following significant opposition from the Ontario PC Caucus, stakeholders and Ontarians. “It appears the Liberals have agreed with the Ontario PC Caucus that […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Today during Question Period, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown asked the Premier to clarify the miscommunication coming from the Ministry of Transportation surrounding the purchasing of snow plow equipment. “Since the Auditor General’s report about the Winter Road Maintenance Contracts, the government has done nothing but brag about buying new […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Today during Question Period, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown questioned the Acting Premier on why her Liberal Government is using infrastructure funding to pay down the deficit. In order to make the deficit look lower than it is, the government has used $1.1 billion from the proceeds of the Hydro […]
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WHITBY-OSHAWA – Today, Ontario Progressive Conservative members in Whitby-Oshawa nominated Lorne Coe as their candidate for the upcoming by-election. “On behalf of the Ontario PC Caucus I would like to congratulate Lorne Coe on successfully securing the nomination to represent our Party in the upcoming by-election in Whitby-Oshawa,” said Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown. “Whether […]
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OTTAWA – PC MPP for Nepean-Carleton, Lisa MacLeod, today joined Bob Ridley, president of the Greater Ottawa Homebuilders’ Association, Patricia Verge, President of the Ontario Real Estate Association and Ontario PC Deputy Leader and MPP for Leeds-Grenville Steve Clark to support Clark’s motion calling on MPPs to take a stand against the Wynne Government’s plans […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – During Question Period today, the Ontario PC Critic for Women’s Issues, Laurie Scott (MPP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock) asked the Premier to create a provincial anti-human trafficking taskforce. According to Canadian law, human trafficking – as a form of modern day slavery – involves the recruitment, transportation, harbouring and/or control of a person […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Today’s Fall Economic Statement is further proof there is absolutely no reason Ontarians should trust this government’s numbers, Ontario PC Finance Critic Vic Fedeli said today. It shows the government has used $1 billion in reserve funding and another $1.1 billion in Hydro One fire sale proceeds to make their deficit look […]
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