QUEEN’S PARK– Official Opposition Critic for Community Safety and Correctional Services Rick Nicholls (Chatham-Kent-Essex) is calling on the government to acknowledge and address the crisis in corrections in the province of Ontario. “I have toured a number of facilities and spoken to countless officers,” said Nicholls. “It is clear to everyone except the government that […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Today during Question Period, Ontario PC MPPs highlighted how the Liberal Government continues to dither on extending and funding child protection services to youth aged 16 and over. “In Ontario, Children’s Aid Societies are forced to turn away youth aged 16 and over, unless they are already receiving assistance,” stated Ontario PC […]
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QUEEN’S PARK –Today, Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Michael Harris, and Oxford MPP and PC Critic for Municipal Affairs and Housing Ernie Hardeman asked the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing about $30,000 intended for affordable housing that has been diverted to a scandal plagued agency. “With a stroke of a pen the Minister could have ensured this […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – This morning in the Legislature, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown asked the Acting Premier why the Liberal Government continues to ignore the unique needs of Ontario seniors living with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. More than half of the long-term care home residents in Ontario are reported to have a diagnosis […]
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QUEEN’S PARK –Today PC Critic for Municipal Affairs and Housing Ernie Hardeman, Oxford MPP, said it’s disappointing that the government has once again cut the funding that municipalities receive through the Ontario Municipal Partnership fund grant. “Municipalities are struggling to make ends meet and deliver the services that their residents rely on, but the provincial […]
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QUEENS PARK – This morning, Ontario PC GTA Affairs Critic, Gila Martow (MPP for Thornhill) questioned the Minister of Health & Long Term Care on the government’s decision to cut residency spots and physician fees despite growing demand from an aging population. “Ontario’s publicly funded health care system is under immense strain,” stated Martow. Since […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli asked the Wynne Government today to come clean with Ontarians about what really happened surrounding the Sudbury bribery scandal. Fedeli’s inquiry followed contradictory responses given by the Premier and Deputy Premier yesterday surrounding payment of legal fees for Gerry Lougheed, who is now facing criminal charges in connection […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Today during Question Period, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown asked the Acting Premier what the revenue from the Hydro One fire sale is really going towards. The Wynne Liberals’ 2014 budget made a spending commitment of $130 billion for infrastructure. The 2015 budget made the same spending commitment, but included […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – With 21,000 seniors waiting for a long-term care bed in Ontario, it’s inexcusable that the Liberal government is eight years behind schedule on plans to develop beds in Ontario. What’s worse, Ontario’s two ministers of health haven’t so much as drafted a schedule to show where and when the beds will be […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Today in the Legislature, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown asked Premier Wynne why her Liberal Government continues to let children sit on waitlists for autism treatment programs. Earlier this month, it was revealed that Ontario’s wait lists for children’s autism support services have grown to over 16,000 spaces, and some […]
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