QUEEN’S PARK – Today Oxford MPP Ernie Hardeman, PC Critic for Municipal Affairs and Housing, questioned the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing on affordable housing money used to pay for an 8-day sightseeing trip in South Africa which included a luxury apartment, meals at award winning restaurants, winery tours and a private guide. “Could […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – Today during Question Period, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown asked Premier Wynne why her Liberal Government is paying Hydro One executives lavish salaries, while average Ontario families cannot afford to pay their hydro bills. “Hydro One executive pay is out of line with the rest of Canada,” said Leader Patrick […]
Read moreToday, the Ontario PC Party released a video highlighting the top 12 Liberal scandals and broken promises. October 2, 2015 marks the 12th anniversary of the Ontario Liberals being elected to office. “The Liberal record of scandal, waste and mismanagement started with Dalton McGuinty and continues with Kathleen Wynne,” said Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown. […]
Read more“By voting down our motion, this government has proven once more that they are not in the business of being transparent or accessible. Recent polls suggest that 78 percent of Ontarians believe this fire sale will increase their electricity bills, yet this government continues to plow ahead without addressing their concerns. What’s more, since the […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – Following a morning meeting with OMA representatives, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown questioned the Deputy Premier on her government’s cuts to physician services, and larger cuts to health care and front line services. Brown referenced the imposed cuts of $235 million on October 1 and $580 million on February 1 […]
Read moreQUEENS PARK – This morning, Ontario PC GTA Affairs critic Gila Martow (MPP for Thornhill) questioned the Premier on the property-tax reassessments of several Ontario properties, speaking to what the Globe and Mail described as a “bizarre maneuver.” “It is certainly bizarre that this government is fighting its own property tax assessment system! Whether it […]
Read moreQUEEN’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 and held the Attorney General to account for the senseless violence that struck Ottawa Valley last week. “It is disheartening that the government has not addressed the gaps in the justice system,” […]
Read moreQueens Park – MPP Michael Harris says after a Kitchener MPP and Government Minister followed Premier Wynne’s electioneering trail by appearing to use an Ontario funding announcement to promote a Federal Liberal candidate, it’s time to call in the Integrity Commissioner. ”Specifically, I am requesting your investigation into possible contraventions of Ontario parliamentary convention by […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – Ontario taxpayers will finally have more than Liberal math to rely on when it comes to knowing how much the Pan Am Games cost. At the Public Accounts Committee this morning, members passed a motion tabled by Ontario PC Tourism, Culture and Sport Critic MPP Steve Clark asking the Auditor General to […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – For the second straight day at Queen’s Park, Prince Edward-Hastings MPP Todd Smith pressed Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli about potential job losses that would result due to the sale of Hydro One. And for the second straight day the Minister didn’t have an answer. “The Minister, in this House and in committee […]
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