Year: 2011

For Immediate Release: May 10, 2011 Queens Park – MPP Toby Barrett and Opposition Leader Tim Hudak have pledged to bring an end to out-of-control skyrocketing electricity bills in Ontario. Hudak today committed to provide relief on hydro bills while restoring transparency and competition to Ontario’s energy sector by ending Dalton McGuinty’s expensive and unsustainable … Continue reading “Hudak and Barrett will give Ontario families relief on electricity bills”

For Immediate Release: May 10, 2011 Queens Park – With even Dalton McGuinty admitting the largest contributing factor to rising hydro bills over the next several years will be his FIT and Samsung projects, it’s time to slam on the brakes. That from Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett following Opposition Leader Tim Hudak’s announcement to restore … Continue reading “Slam the brakes on sweetheart Samsung deal and expensive electricity FIT program!! Hudak, Barrett take aim at lack of transparency, competition and affordability in energy mix”

For Immediate Release: May 5, 2011 Queens Park — Ontario residents continue to pay a hefty price for Dalton McGuinty’s attempts to bury controversial government direction. That from Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett following a day in which government approved a two line budget bill amendment to remove key accountability measures, while news reports unveiled Dalton … Continue reading “McGuinty hide and sneak politics continue to cost Ontario”

For Immediate Release: May 4, 2011 Queens Park – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett is wondering “why all the secrecy” following more hide and sneak politics from the McGuinty Government. Barrett’s questions follow Finance Committee testimony focussing on attempts to bury measures that would reverse transparency and accountability provisions from legislation approved in December. “The fact … Continue reading “What does hospital transparency have to do with Ontario’s budget? Barrett questions burying of accountability limitations in budget bill”

For Immediate Release: April 29, 2011 Queens Park – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett rose in the Ontario Legislature today to read in petitions calling for, “a moratorium on wind development”, as well as a revision of the Green Energy Act. “I’ve got close to 1,000 names on a petition to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario,” … Continue reading “MPP Barrett presents wind moratorium petitions to Legislature”

For Immediate Release: April 29, 2011 Aylmer — MPP Toby Barrett reminds families they continue to pay more on their hydro bills due to Dalton McGuinty’s expensive energy experiments. At a news conference yesterday, Barrett warned that as of May 1st electricity will go up again. Dalton McGuinty promised he would only raise electricity bills … Continue reading “Families continue to pay for McGuinty’s energy experiments”

For Immediate Release: April 21, 2011 Queens Park – Opposition Environment Critic Toby Barrett reminded government that words only go so far to address the environmental concerns that come into focus every April 22nd. “I’d like to first commend all who ensure that initiatives such as Earth Day are more than merely a feel-good public … Continue reading “Make Earth Day more than a feel-good public relations exercise: Barrett”