Year: 2010

For Immediate Release: October 19, 2010 Queens Park – Opposition Environment Critic Toby Barrett questions whether McGuinty is purposely shutting out one of the major partners in water service delivery by holding water act hearings during the municipal election. A full afternoon of Committee hearings on Bill 72 – the Water Opportunities Act – took … Continue reading “Barrett, Savoline question timing of Water Opportunities Act. McGuinty government shuts out municipal voices on election trail”

For Immediate Release: October 19, 2010 Queen’s Park – Ontario has a new blueprint for tobacco control because the McGuinty government’s approach simply is not working. The Tobacco Strategy Advisory Group released a 43-page report today, outlining a wide range of recommendations which will supposedly form the basis of the government’s Smoke-Free Ontario Strategy for … Continue reading “Barrett, Martiniuk: McGuinty approach to tobacco not up to snuff”

For Immediate Release: October 18, 2010 Queens Park – Opposition Environment Critic Toby Barrett channeled the Brothers Grimm, during Question Period, attempts to have government cough up eco taxes consumers paid before being forced to backtrack. “Ontario families paid $1 million for eco-taxes until you were caught,” Barrett reported to the Legislature this morning. “Retailers … Continue reading “Ontario mum on whereabouts of eco tax payments “Even Hansel and Gretel had a plan when they backtracked” – Barrett”

For Immediate Release: October 13, 2010 Simcoe – Opposition Environment Critic Toby Barrett says McGuinty’s eco-tax about-face is the latest example of a government that is making it up as it goes along – and sticking taxpayers with the bill. “This government’s eco tax program should never have seen the light of day in the … Continue reading “McGuinty Government bows to demands to scrap eco-tax”

For Immediate Release: October 8, 2010 Simcoe – Will shelving plans to build a gas-fired power plant in Oakville open the door for Nanticoke? That is the question posed by area MPP Toby Barrett who stated. “With the transmission lines already in place and local high-skilled electricity workers facing government imposed job cuts by 2015, … Continue reading “Oakville power plant delay opens door to Nanticoke?”

For Immediate Release: October 7, 2010 Simcoe – MPP Toby Barrett is echoing Tim Hudak’s push for an inquiry into the billion dollar eHealth scandal. “A public inquiry is so important, not only to find out what went wrong and where the money went, but also to ensure such a massive waste of taxpayer dollars … Continue reading “eHealth boondoogle warrants inquiry Where did the money go? – Barrett”

For Immediate Release: October 6, 2010 SIMCOE- Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett is attributing pressure from the Opposition for amendments to new propane regulations that will keep many small filling stations in the propane business. Amendments to propane regulations in the wake of the Sunrise Propane explosion in Toronto would have required all propane filling stations … Continue reading “Local pressure forces break for propane dealers”