For Immediate Release: March 29, 2011 Queen’s Park – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett says Ontario’s farmers have faced uncertainty long enough and welcomed risk management program (RMP) changes for farmers introduced in the budget. He noted there is still room for improvement. Barrett has issued news releases and columns on the topic over the past … Continue reading “Barrett says Business Risk Management changes overdue”
Year: 2011
For Immediate Release: March 29, 2011 Ontario environment concerns ignored in McGuinty budget, no plan to mend the damage of eco taxes and unkept promises Queens Park – Despite a year that saw Mr. McGuinty render uncalculated damage to the concepts of environmentalism and stewardship, Ontario’s 2011 budget contains zero in the way of restoring … Continue reading “Ontario environment concerns ignored in McGuinty budget, no plan to mend the damage of eco taxes and unkept promises”
For Immediate Release: March 25, 2011 Queens Park – How often can government commit to, “no new taxes” before we stop believing? That was Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett’s question as we ponder a 2011 budget that government promised would contain no new taxes. “Does this mean Mr. McGuinty will hit us with new taxes following … Continue reading “Will budget set a future of new taxes?”
By MPP Toby Barrett For generations, lumbering has been a primary driver of our economy. Although the forest industry is one of the major planks in Northern Ontario’s economy, that doesn’t mean it’s not important in Southern Ontario. Here in Haldimand-Norfolk, there are four major saw mills and many working in logging and value-added. The … Continue reading “There’s potential for our forest industry to recover”
Barrett supports Opposition push for Dutch Heritage Month Act
For Immediate Release: March 24, 2011 Queens Park – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett today voiced his support for colleague Elizabeth Witmer’s Private Members Bill to declare May as Dutch Heritage Month. The Dutch Heritage Month Act, originally introduced by the Kitchener Waterloo MPP passed second reading debate earlier today. “The fact that the Netherlands was … Continue reading “Barrett supports Opposition push for Dutch Heritage Month Act”
For Immediate Release: March 18, 2011 Queens Park – Haldimand Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett is joining Ontario Opposition Leader Tim Hudak’s call for significant changes to ensure that victims of violent crime receive the support that they need and deserve. Hudak revealed today that the McGuinty government continues withhold tens of millions of dollars in … Continue reading “Dalton McGuinty Withholding Millions From Victims In Need, Barrett echoes Hudak call for victim support”
For Immediate Release: March 18, 2011 QUEEN’S PARK- Ontario’s Opposition has revealed that, at a time when Ontario families are having trouble paying their hydro bills, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is spending $1.05 million per year more than they need to for power. Ontario families learned earlier this year that the OLG has … Continue reading “Dalton McGuinty Gambling with Expensive Energy Experiments”
By MPP Toby Barrett When it comes to landfills and waste management in this province, there is little doubt that this government continues to trip over itself to over-regulate, over-promise and under deliver – leaving all of us to pay for the clean up. From eco-fees, to failed electronics recycling, to the bait and switch … Continue reading “Waste diversion trail is littered with setbacks”
For Immediate Release: March 14, 2011 Simcoe – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett is asking the Ontario Government to concentrate on health prevention and promotion in conjunction with resources allocated to health treatment. “It’s a proactive approach, something we do not see, necessarily, in the health industry, the health ministry, the illness industry or the ill … Continue reading “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure: Barrett”
Families deserve choice rather than one-size-fits-all government-run program
For Immediate Release: March 14, 2011 Simcoe – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett says Ontario families deserve choice instead of a big, one-size-fits-all government-run program as it relates to full-day kindergarten. Barrett is responding to a news release sent to area media from Liberal MPP Bob Chiarelli who claims the Conservatives will eliminate full-day everyday kindergarten. … Continue reading “Families deserve choice rather than one-size-fits-all government-run program”