QUEEN’S PARK – Following yesterday’s meeting with the Premier to discuss reforms to political fundraising rules, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown expressed his disappointment that the Liberals continue to refuse his calls for a public inquiry into the Government’s fundraising practices. “I am very disappointed with my meeting yesterday. The meeting was a […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – Following his meeting with the other party leaders, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown expressed his disappointment that the Liberal Government’s commitment to political financing reform was nothing but a sham. “What I can take away from this meeting is that the Premier is afraid of an open and transparent […]
Read more“Our democracy belongs to its citizens, and it is the voters of this province that should decide how their representatives should be elected.” Marie Bountrogianni, Ontario Minister responsible for Democratic Renewal, June 20, 2007 QUEEN’S PARK –Today Ernie Hardeman, MPP for Oxford and PC Critic for Municipal Affairs and Housing, said that unless it […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – In advance of today’s meeting with the Premier to discuss changes to political financing rules, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown repeated his calls for a public inquiry into the Liberal Government’s fundraising practices. Last Friday, Brown outlined his six-point plan to clean up political fundraising in the province of Ontario, […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – Today, during Question Period, Lorne Coe, MPP for Whitby-Oshawa, called on the Premier to explain the Liberal Government’s apparent inability to satisfy a commitment made in the House over a year ago. Mr. Coe spoke to the issue of the failure of the Liberal Government to provide adequate funding for the treatment […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – Following a visit to Windsor to meet with local nurses, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown used today’s Question Period to ask the Premier why her Government continues to cut nursing positions. “While the government has been busy attending secret $6,000 dinners, I have been touring hospitals and meeting with […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – Today during Question Period, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown highlighted health care cuts across the province and demanded that the Premier listen to the concerns of frontline health care workers. “While the government has been busy attending secret $6,000 dinners, I have been touring hospitals and meeting with frontline […]
Read moreWINDSOR – Today on a visit to Windsor, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown and MPP Rick Nicholls (Chatham-Kent-Essex) met with area nurses to discuss proposed cuts to the Windsor Regional Hospital. WINDSOR – Today on a visit to Windsor, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown and MPP Rick Nicholls (Chatham-Kent-Essex) met […]
Read moreThe following is a statement from Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown on the 99th Anniversary of Vimy Ridge: “Today, we honour the bravery and sacrifice of the Canadian soldiers who 99 years ago successfully accomplished what other countries’ armies could not – through sheer grit and determination our soldiers took control of German-held Vimy Ridge, […]
Read moreOntario PC Economic Development, Employment & Infrastructure Critic Monte McNaughton issued the following statement today on March job numbers: “This month Ontario gained 13,900 jobs, led primarily by the private sector (+31,000), and while I am thrilled for the people who have gained employment this month, the increase barely makes a dent in the […]
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