Barrett calls on government to support families of fallen first responders
OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 26, 2015 QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Toby Barrett supported the call for establishing a fund to support the families of first responders, such as firefighters, police officers and paramedics, who are killed in the line of duty. “The danger is very real for firefighters in the line of service; many of … Continue reading “Barrett calls on government to support families of fallen first responders”
By MPP Toby Barrett In his recent report, Ontario’s Financial Accountability Officer, Stephen LeClair, has projected a $3.5 billion deficit in fiscal year 2017-18. “Why would the average Ontarian care?” he mused during his media conference, and then reminded those present that during the last election a promise was made by the present government to … Continue reading “What is Ontario’s economic and fiscal outlook?”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 18, 2015 CAYUGA – Construction has resumed on the Highway 3 Cayuga bridge replacement today. The first construction stoppage due to protestors was in November 2014. Work resumed for a short while and then ground to a halt for good when the protestors returned a year ago in December. Haldimand-Norfolk MPP … Continue reading “Construction resumes on Cayuga bridge”
Barrett doesn’t get answers to “Power Line to Nowhere” question
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 18, 2015 QUEEN’S PARK – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett was dragged into the ongoing “blame game” at Queen’s Park as he tried to find answers to when the power line that terminates in Caledonia will be finished. Calling it the “Power Line to Nowhere”, Barrett questioned the Minister of Energy, given … Continue reading “Barrett doesn’t get answers to “Power Line to Nowhere” question”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 17, 2015 QUEEN’S PARK – In Caledonia, an unfinished power line stands as a symbol of unresolved conflict as it continues to cost taxpayers millions of dollars in wasted money. Originally intended to bring power from the Allanburg Transformer Station in Niagara to the heart of southwestern Ontario, the power line … Continue reading “‘Power line to nowhere’ costing taxpayers millions”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 13, 2015 PORT DOVER – The provincial government plan to give municipalities the power to levy a Municipal Land Transfer Tax will hurt the average Ontario resident looking to buy a home. The Liberal government is currently considering a new Municipal Land Transfer Tax that would significantly add to the cost … Continue reading “Municipal Land Transfer Tax will hurt home buyers”
By MPP Toby Barrett This month brought us another unaffordable electricity increase as a result of failed electricity policies. On average, we will now pay an additional $53 annually, on top of the $68 price hike last spring. This month also saw the provincial government’s Initial Public Offering of 15 per cent of Hydro One … Continue reading “Hydro One: Short-term gain but long-term pain”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 9, 2015 SIMCOE – The Liberal Government have voted down Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown’s Private Member’s Bill, the Estate Administration Tax Abolition Act, which proposed the elimination of the so-called Death Tax. The Estate Administration Tax – also known as the Death Tax – hits grieving families with … Continue reading “Government votes to continue Death Tax”
By MPP Toby Barrett “In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row . . . Lt. Col. John McCrae This year is the 100th anniversary of the English language’s most famous poem paying tribute to those who gave their lives in the First World War. Its author, Lt. Col. John … Continue reading “Those who fought knew freedom is never free”
For Immediate Release November 4, 2015 QUEEN’S PARK – It’s been a year since work stopped on the Provincial Highway 3 bridge in Cayuga due to protests from Confederacy Chiefs and their Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI). Today, local MPP Toby Barrett questioned the government what the plan is to finish this project. “We know this … Continue reading “Stalemate continues with bridges in Haldimand County”