QUEEN’S PARK – For the second straight day at Queen’s Park, Prince Edward-Hastings MPP Todd Smith pressed Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli about potential job losses that would result due to the sale of Hydro One. And for the second straight day the Minister didn’t have an answer. “The Minister, in this House and in committee […]
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This morning, Ontario PC Health Critic Jeff Yurek (Elgin-Middlesex-London) questioned the Minister of Health & Long-Term Care over the cuts being made to pharmacy services effective October 1st. “Minister, along with your cuts in nursing positions throughout the province and your $235 million cut to physician services, pharmacists will see a $150 million cut to […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Today in Question Period, Ontario PC Tourism, Culture and Sport Critic MPP Steve Clark stood up for Ontario taxpayers by repeating his demand for a full audit of the Pan Am Games before the Liberal government rewards Games executives with lavish bonuses. “Where I come from, you don’t pay a bonus without […]
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Today during Question Period, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown asked Premier Wynne why her government refuses to make health care a priority. Leader Patrick Brown highlighted how cuts to health care have resulted in people from across the province and within Simcoe County seeing their CCAC services reduced or cut altogether, as well […]
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Today, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown questioned Premier Wynne in the Legislature regarding the criminal charges laid against key Liberal operative Gerry Lougheed Jr. “Now that charges have been laid – will the Premier set the record straight?” said Leader Patrick Brown. “Did the Premier instruct either Pat Sorbara or Gerry Lougheed Jr. […]
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Today during Question Period, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown asked Premier Wynne why her government continues to punish patients by slashing physician service fees. The Liberal Government has cut $580 million from physician services as a punishment for not agreeing to the government’s deal. In addition, as of October 1, 2015, the Ministry […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – This year marks the 400th anniversary of the exploration of Ontario by French Explorer, Samuel de Champlain. In 1615, Champlain travelled by canoe to Huronia on the southern shores of Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, where he met with many nations and spent months travelling to the villages of the region. Historians today […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Today, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown questioned Premier Wynne in the Legislature over revelations from the Hydro One Prospectus released last week. Brown focused primarily on a new clause that prevents future Governments from regaining majority control of Hydro One. “It is one thing to make a bad decision, it’s […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Today, the Ontario Provincial Police announced they were laying charges against prominent Liberal operative Gerry Lougheed Jr. for his involvement in the Sudbury by-election scandal. “Both the Premier and the Minister of Community Safety stood by Mr. Lougheed despite the damning evidence that all Ontarians heard on that now infamous tape,” said […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – This morning, the Auditor General of Ontario released her report on the financial operations and service delivery of the 14 Community Care Access Centre’s (CCAC’s) in Ontario. The report stresses that the Liberal government must take urgent action to address the poor state of the home and community care sector in Ontario. […]
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