QUEEN’S PARK – Several Ontario hospitals announced frontline health care job cuts today as a result of budget constraints. The cuts mainly target Registered Nurses. Ontario PC Health Critic Jeff Yurek commented, “Our hospitals are in crisis, and frontline healthcare workers are ending up as targets because of the Liberal Government’s mismanagement. For the fourth […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – Today at the Legislative Assembly, Energy Critic for the Official Opposition John Yakabuski gave his support for the announced refurbishment of four nuclear reactors at Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington generating station. The 12.8 billion dollar refurbishment is a major investment in Ontario’s nuclear industry and will help to stabilize electricity rates in […]
Read moreKITCHENER – Ontario PC Transportation Critic Michael Harris is calling on the Premier and Minister of Transportation for an explanation and answers going forward following the failure of the vital Nipigon River Bridge only 42 days after opening new westbound lanes of the $106-million bridge rebuild. “Given the significance of this bridge as a vital […]
Read moreWHITBY-OSHAWA – Today, Premier Kathleen Wynne announced her plans to call a provincial by-election in the riding of Whitby-Oshawa for February 11th. In response to the Premier’s plans to meet with the Lieutenant-Governor on Wednesday, Ontario PC Candidate Lorne Coe vowed to bring integrity and a strong voice to Queen’s Park. “I believe that we […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – The Ontario PC Caucus is pleased that the Liberal Government has avoided a dangerous strike and has reached a collective agreement with OPSEU’s Correctional Bargaining Unit, Ontario PC Critic for Community Safety and Correctional Services Rick Nicholls said today. “It appears the Wynne Liberals finally realized that a strike would have put […]
Read moreProgressive Conservative Economic Development, Employment & Infrastructure Critic Monte McNaughton today issued the following statement on December Job Numbers: “The job numbers released today show that for the month of December, Ontario’s unemployment rate did not exceed the national average. While we are hopeful that these positive job trends continue, the volatility we’ve seen in […]
Read moreDELHI – Yesterday, Ontario PC Party Leader Patrick Brown and members of the Ontario PC Caucus enjoyed a productive meeting with the Honourable Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi discussing the importance of facilitating a relationship with India. “It was a great opportunity to catch up with my good friend and ‘brother’ Narendra Modi, and […]
Read moreWHITBY-OSHAWA – In Durham Region today, the Ontario Progressive Conservative Critic for Women’s Issues, Laurie Scott (MPP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock) and Lorne Coe, Progressive Conservative candidate for Whitby-Oshawa, held a press conference calling for the Liberal Government to take immediate action to create a province-wide taskforce to combat human trafficking. Canadian law states that human […]
Read more“The month of January marks Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, providing an opportunity to raise awareness for the fight against Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, and to recognize the enormous burden it places on families and caregivers across the province. Many people across Ontario have experienced the pain of watching a family member or friend […]
Read moreThe following is a statement from Lorne Coe, Ontario PC Candidate for Whitby-Oshawa, on the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Ontario and the Town of Whitby: “I am pleased that Ontario and the Town of Whitby have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to help address traffic issues in downtown Brooklin. […]
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