Today Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown joined Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Michael Harris for a roundtable discussion on Ontario’s opioid crisis. The roundtable included senior law enforcement officials, public health officials and community members. “Opioid and fentanyl abuse have reached a crisis point in Ontario. When so many preventable deaths are occurring it’s clear we need to […]
Read more“The Ring of Fire represents an unprecedented economic and jobs opportunity for the North. Unfortunately, since its discovery in 2007 it has not been a priority for the Liberals. They are only in the North now because we’re a year out from an election. Any promise Kathleen Wynne makes on the Ring of Fire today […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – The Financial Accountability Officer today provided yet another hit to the fiscal credibility of the Wynne government, PC Finance Critic Vic Fedeli said. Today the FAO stated “there appears to be significant downside risk to the government’s forecast. As a result, the FAO expects that staying in balance after 2017-18 will require […]
Read moreOTTAWA – Today at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario’s annual conference, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown announced that an Ontario PC government would reform Ontario’s joint and several liability system that is gouging taxpayers. Under Ontario’s joint and liability system municipalities can be on the hook for massive damage settlements far beyond […]
Read moreToday, the Keep Ontario Working Coalition released an economic analysis showing that up to 185,000 Ontario jobs will be put at risk in the first two years because of new upcoming Wynne Liberal labour reforms. The study also found Ontario’s most vulnerable workers will be most impacted. “We’ve always said these changes are being rolled […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – Following a request by PC Finance Critic Vic Fedeli and PC Energy Critic Todd Smith, Ontario’s Financial Accountability Officer has agreed to review the Electricity Trading Agreement entered into last fall by the Wynne government and Quebec. The review follows written requests submitted to the FAO in July by the two MPPs. […]
Read moreOntario’s independent energy experts and industry leaders are blasting Kathleen Wynne’s secret energy negotiations with Quebec. Here’s what they have had to say so far: “I certainly see Quebec’s interests reflected in the deal. Ontario’s interests in this are not so clear. This is not a deal that advances Ontario’s emission reduction targets. It will […]
Read moreStatement from Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown on the La Presse story of a secret Quebec-Ontario energy deal: “Once again the Wynne Liberals have been caught negotiating in secret when thousands of Ontario jobs are on the line. This secret deal for 8 terawatts (TWh) per year of power – 6% of the power Ontario […]
Read moreQUEEN’S PARK – New analysis shows Kathleen Wynne’s so-called “debt reduction” plan is fiscal fallacy based on “questionable assumptions” and “wishful thinking”, Ontario PC Finance Critic Vic Fedeli said today. Fedeli pointed to a new Fraser Institute report that questions the credibility of the government’s claim it will reduce Ontario’s debt-to-GDP ratio back to pre […]
Read moreToday, Ontario PC Accessibility Critic Bill Walker slammed the Wynne Liberals for trying to block the AODA Alliance from accessing information on the government’s progress to improve the lives of people with disabilities, and also attempting to stick the organization with a hefty legal bill. “It’s deplorable the Wynne Liberals tried to hide information from […]
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