FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 19, 2013 QUEEN’S PARK — After four months of inaction to improve life for people with developmental disabilities, Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett reiterated the call to get on with the formation of a select committee to look into the issue. “The Ontario government had all summer to get on with this. … Continue reading “Developmental disabilities ignored by government”
Year: 2013
By MPP Toby Barrett I think all of us were quite shaken when we saw Detroit file for bankruptcy. We now see firsthand what’s in jeopardy if our province continues down the current path. In Detroit, you have to wait 58 minutes for police to respond to a crime and people are driving down streets … Continue reading “We must hit the brakes before we become Detroit”
By MPP Toby Barrett Ontario is in the midst of an unprecedented jobs crisis and it is important to come up with sensible and affordable solutions. One avenue is to improve our colleges and universities. Ontario’s system of higher learning must reflect the requirements of jobs in the present and the future. And it must … Continue reading “Better colleges, universities lead to better jobs”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 11, 2013 Barrett advocates for debt control SIMCOE – In the time it took to read this, Ontario’s debt increased by more than the average wage in Haldimand-Norfolk. MPP Toby Barrett noted in the past three minutes Ontario’s debt increased by over $66,000, which is more than the average Ontario wage. … Continue reading “Barrett advocates for debt control”
By MPP Toby Barrett A case can be made for our area as the birthplace of Canadian conservation. When the Long Point Company purchased the point in 1866, Canada was not yet a country. There were no national parks, no hunting regulations. After the formation of the Long Point Company, logging ended and hunting restrictions … Continue reading “Our area is the birthplace of Canadian conservation”
Animal rights activists aren’t doing wildlife any favours: Barrett
For Immediate Release August 29, 2013 SIMCOE – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett says animal rights activists that let loose 500 fox and mink from a fur farm near Renton should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. “First off, fur farming is a legitimate agricultural farming operation,” Barrett said. “Several farm generations have … Continue reading “Animal rights activists aren’t doing wildlife any favours: Barrett”
By MPP Toby Barrett As summer turns to fall, in a lot of areas festivals start to wind down. Not so in Haldimand and Norfolk. Hard on the heels of an action-packed summer, Port Rowan welcomes the Labour Day weekend with its Bayfest festivities. A week later Delhi Harvest Festival takes place on a new … Continue reading “A fall full of local fairs and weekend festivals”
Barrett calls for better response from FRO Ombudsman names it number one for complaints
For Immediate Release August 28, 2013 OTTAWA – MPP Toby Barrett is calling for improved service at the Family Responsibility Office. He wrote a letter to Ted McMeekin, Minister of Community and Social Services, in the wake of an increasing number of complaints to his constituency office since the FRO changed their system earlier this year. … Continue reading “Barrett calls for better response from FRO Ombudsman names it number one for complaints”
For Immediate Release August 24, 2013 PORT DOVER – Diabetics are starting to pay the price for the billions of dollars the government wasted on scandals like Ornge air ambulance and eHealth. Effective Aug. 1, the Ministry of Health implemented changes that restrict the number of glucose monitoring strips for diabetes patients. Used with a … Continue reading “Government waste leads to cuts for diabetics”
By MPP Toby Barrett If the scandals under the present provincial government were a deck of cards, provincial taxpayers would be holding a poor hand. People in Ontario are being cheated out of billions. The low cards Ontario residents have been dealt include Caledonia, eHealth, Ornge Air Ambulance, Mississauga/Oakville Gas Plants and the largest income … Continue reading “Ten years of scandals have dealt us a poor hand”