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Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown Seeks to Provide Much-Needed Tax Relief through the Estate Administration Tax Abolition Act

QUEEN’S PARK – This morning, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown outlined his Private Member’s Bill, the Estate Administration Tax Abolition Act, which will provide much-needed tax relief through the elimination of the Estate Administration Tax in Ontario. The Estate Administration Tax – also known as the death tax – is imposed on the […]

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Ontarians Hit with Massive Increase to Hydro Rates

QUEEN’S PARK – November 1st represents another unaffordable hydro increase for Ontarians as a result of the Liberal Government’s failed electricity policies. Beginning today, on-peak hydro rates have increased 8.7 per cent, meaning that the average customer will pay approximately 53 dollars more each year. This is on top of the 68 dollar increase ratepayers […]

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FAO Report Confirms Hydro One Fire Sale a Bad Deal for Ontarians

QUEEN’S PARK – This morning, the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario released a report on its assessment of the financial impact of the sale of Hydro One.  The report confirms what the Ontario PC Caucus, the public, and the business community have continued to stress to the government: the Hydro One fire sale is a […]

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Ontario MPPs Agree Province Needs to Welcome Innovation and Opportunity

QUEEN’S PARK – Today, MPP Tim Hudak’s Private Member’s Bill, Opportunity in the Sharing Economy Act, passed second reading. “It is very encouraging for the many Ontarians who need a little extra help with the family budget and for those who want to embrace modern technology that this Bill passed second reading. I thank the […]

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MARTOW QUESTIONS EDUCATION MINISTER ON UNION PAYOUTS

QUEEN’S PARK – This morning, Ontario PC GTA Affairs Critic, Gila Martow (MPP for Thornhill), questioned the Education Minister on controversial union payouts. The Premier and Minister of Education have offered vague explanations as to where funding was taken from to make the collective bargaining agreement net-zero. Martow brought attention to a statement made earlier […]

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“You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours” payouts call for action on third-party advertising: Harris

QUEEN’S PARK – Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Michael Harris today called out the Wynne Liberals for lack of action on third-party advertising regulation while they funneled millions in payouts to teachers unions. Harris noted that millions in taxpayer dollars have been reported going to teachers unions for negotiations, only a year after those same unions spent millions […]

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Ontario PCs Call for Safety Review at Toronto South Detention Centre

QUEEN’S PARK – PC Community Safety and Corrections Critic MPP Rick Nicholls (Chatham-Kent-Essex) is calling for a safety review at Ontario’s new $600-million super jail in Etobicoke after a growing number of serious incidents at the facility. Two weeks ago, Toronto South Detention Centre’s Security Monitor Control System malfunctioned for multiple days. “This system controls […]

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Labour Relations Act Raises More Questions About Liberals’ Bargaining Payouts

QUEEN’S PARK – PC Community Safety and Corrections Critic MPP Rick Nicholls (Chatham-Kent-Essex) is calling for a safety review at Ontario’s new $600-million super jail in Etobicoke after a growing number of serious incidents at the facility.Two weeks ago, Toronto South Detention Centre’s Security Monitor Control System malfunctioned for multiple days. “This system controls the […]

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PC Caucus Continues to Demand Explanations for Secret Payments to Teachers’ Unions News Date

QUEEN’S PARK – Today in the Legislature, Ontario PC Deputy Leaders Sylvia Jones and Steve Clark demanded the Premier demonstrate accountability for her government’s $2.5 million payout to the teachers’ unions. “The government won’t tell us where the $2.5 million payout has come from,” said Jones. “The Premier uses buzzwords like ‘overall compensation package’ and […]

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