QUEEN’S PARK – Today in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Members of Provincial Parliament held a moment of silence to honour those lost during the Battle of the Atlantic. The Battle of the Atlantic is Canada’s longest military engagement of the Second World War, lasting from 1939-1945. During the Battle of the Atlantic, Canada lost […]
Read moreThe following is a statement from PC Northern Development and Mines Critic Norm Miller on the 20th National Mining Week: “The Ontario PC Caucus stands wholeheartedly behind Ontario’s mining industry and recognizes the important role it plays in our provincial economy. With more than 40 mines in operation and entire cities founded around the […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – Today, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown used Question Period to demand the Government reverse their cuts to autism therapy. “Cutting IBI treatment for children over five is a mistake. It is a mistake to take the chance for IBI treatment away from 5 year old Keith in Toronto,” said […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – It shouldn’t take a lawsuit for the Liberal government to reimburse municipalities and service providers for their Social Assistance Management System (SAMS) costs, says Perth-Wellington MPP Randy Pettapiece. Pettapiece, who serves as the PC Critic for Community and Social Services, called on Helena Jaczek, Minister of Community and Social Services, to […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – Today during Question Period, PC Critic for Women’s Issues, MPP Laurie Scott, asked the Premier about the way her party managed the sexual harassment allegations against former MPP Kim Craitor. “When it comes to remaining silent on workplace harassment, the government’s ad campaign says ‘It’s Never Okay,’” said Scott. “We now […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – With the Premier’s Office again under the cloud of a police investigation, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown used today’s Question Period to ask the Premier about the unprecedented fifth OPP investigation into her Liberal Government. The OPP is investigating allegations raised by Trillium Power Energy Corp., surrounding the alleged deletion […]
Read moreThe following is a statement from Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown marking National Nursing Week: “National Nursing Week serves as an opportunity to highlight the importance and value of some of our province’s hardest workers – Ontario’s registered nurses, registered practical nurses, nurse practitioners and nursing students. It is nurses who see […]
Read moreThe following is a statement from Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown on Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day): “On Victory in Europe Day, we honour all of the brave Ontarians who put their lives on the line in the pursuit of global freedom, and pay tribute to all soldiers, sailors, and aviators who paid […]
Read moreOTTAWA – Today during a visit to Ottawa, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown and MPP Lisa MacLeod (Nepean-Carleton) toured the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre (OCDC). This is the most recent in a number of tours of jails throughout the province by Brown. “I came to Ottawa to see first-hand the unacceptable conditions at […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK– This morning, Lambton—Kent—Middlesex MPP Monte McNaughton responded to the recently announced April employment numbers. McNaughton addressed many of the key statistics in the monthly Labour Force Survey announcement. “Last month Ontario lost almost 17,000 private sector jobs while youth employment is still 13,100 jobs short of what it was at this same […]
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