QUEEN’S PARK – Today, the Ontario Provincial Police announced they have laid breach of trust and mischief charges against David Livingston, former Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty’s Chief of Staff, and Laura Miller, former Deputy Chief of Staff, following the completion of an almost two year investigation. “It’s a disgrace that in the past three years […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – Progressive Conservative Critic for Women’s Issues Laurie Scott (MPP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock) and MPP Sylvia Jones (Dufferin-Caledon) are pleased that the Select Committee on Sexual Violence and Harassment tabled the final report today. “After months of hard work, listening to survivors, family members, advocates, and health care, justice and social support workers […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – A week after forcing them to reverse plans to tax home ownership, Ontario PC Deputy Leader and Leeds-Grenville MPP Steve Clark asked the Wynne government to assure Ontario motorists they won’t shift gears and rev up a car tax. “A leopard can’t change its spots, so Ontarians are right to be worried […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – This morning in the Legislature, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown criticized the Premier for the government’s lack of a plan to address climate change. “The Premier loves to talk about the environment and fighting climate change,” stated Leader Patrick Brown. “I understand there is a need to protect the environment, […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – Today in Question Period, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown highlighted examples from the Auditor General’s scathing report to demonstrate how the Liberal Government’s incompetence has affected Ontario’s most vulnerable. For example, the government insisted on implementing the SAMS computer system despite knowing that it was faulty and full of glitches. […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli today grilled the Wynne government over the dismal performance record of the North East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN). The Auditor General’s annual report last week found the North East LHIN was tied for last among the 14 LHINs, meeting just four of 15 performance targets. “Residents in […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – Conservative MPP and PC Critic for Long-Term Care Bill Walker says he is disappointed the Associate Minister of Health and Long-Term Care is making erroneous statements to cover up the government’s lack of action in building new nursing home beds. MPP Walker cited the Liberal Government’s own media announcements to show that […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – This morning, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown criticized how the Liberal Government’s mismanagement of the health care system is harming patients. “We learned from the Auditor General that the backlog of long-term care complaints and critical incidents has more than doubled under Premier Wynne,” stated Leader Patrick Brown. “The backlog […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – PC Transportation Critic Michael Harris says the Transportation Minister’s official unveiling of the latest Liberal plan to dig into our wallets will force Ontario motorists to pay twice for the privilege of driving their own roads. “It’s one thing to create tolls on new roadways where people have the option of choosing […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – Today, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown lambasted the Liberal Government for handing out $1.4 billion in Economic Development grants without a transparent and open application process. “80 per cent of the money went to companies that either didn’t apply or were told that their application was simply a formality,” said […]
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