On World Mental Health Day, the Ontario PC Party stands in solidarity with Ontarians and Canadians directly and indirectly affected by mental illness. “World Mental Health Day is an opportunity for Ontarians to learn and discuss mental health problems and understand that mental illness can affect anyone,” stated PC Health Critic Jeff Yurek (Elgin-Middlesex-London). “The […]
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“The job numbers released today unfortunately show that unemployment increased in the month of September, continuing a trend that began in August. The numbers speak for themselves. Once considered the economic engine of Canada, Ontario has fallen from “have” to “have-not” status. This is unacceptable. While the Liberals continue to claim that Ontario’s economy is […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Yesterday in the House and during Agriculture Week, MPP for Huron-Bruce Lisa Thompson’s Private Member’s Motion Growing Agri-Food Jobs passed with all Party support. First introduced in June of this year during Local Food Week, Thompson’s motion asks the government to recognize the importance of the Agri-Food sector to Ontario’s economy by […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – Today during Question Period, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown asked Premier Wynne why her Liberal Government is proceeding with the fire sale of Hydro One to pay for the billions wasted on scandal, waste, and economic incompetence. “The Wynne Liberals’ 2014 budget made a spending commitment of $130 billion for […]
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QUEENS PARK – This morning, Ontario PC GTA Affairs Critic, Gila Martow (MPP for Thornhill), questioned the Minister of Health on the recent cuts to doctors’ fees. “Many of us may recall back in 2000, the negotiation of doctor compensation when the Ontario government agreed to cover Medical Liability Protection costs in exchange for direct […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – During Question Period today, Ontario PC Critic for Women’s Issues, Laurie Scott (MPP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock) stood in the Legislature to ask the Premier to provide information on the number of offenders who are released on probation, despite their refusal to sign their probation orders. It has been a week since MPP […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – NDP and Liberal MPPs today again refused to support Northern Ontario and forestry jobs by choosing special interests over Northern interests, Ontario PC MPPs Norm Miller and Vic Fedeli said today. The NDP failed to stand up for the North by refusing to back Ontario PC amendments requested by the Federation of […]
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Today in the Legislature, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown questioned the Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli over the billions of dollars wasted on the province’s energy file. “This Liberal government isn’t being straight with the people of Ontario when it says that selling Hydro One is the only way to pay for infrastructure,” said […]
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Queen’s Park – One year after the QEW was transformed into a treacherous unplowed ice rink, Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca has yet to yet to actually deal with the situation according to PC Transportation critic Michael Harris. “While the Minister boasts of $500,000 dollars in fines for the November nightmare, those fines are still […]
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QUEEN’S PARK – As Bill 66, the Great Lakes Protection Act, is set to be voted on in the Legislature, the PC Critic for the Environment and Cap-and-Trade expressed her disappointment that the government plowed ahead without consideration of the concerns raised by the opposition parties. “We are very disappointed that the Liberals failed to […]
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