By MPP Toby Barrett We all reach a time in our life when we simply cannot or do not want to work any longer, and must then draw on our savings. But in today’s Ontario, it’s getting increasingly difficult to keep pace with the bills, let alone set money aside for retirement. A pension is … Continue reading “What was behind the ORPP and expanded CPP?”
Year: 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 22, 2016 VIENNA – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett, Opposition Critic to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and and Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Jeff Yurek are urging all concerned to comment on the proposed free market system for the marketing of processing vegetables. The proposal, posted June 28 by the … Continue reading “Barrett/Yurek call for more time and public hearings on proposed free market system for processing vegetables”
By MPP Toby Barrrett Mention invasive species and it conjures up images of zebra mussels plastering the bottom of Lake Erie or lamprey clenched to the side of a trout. But invasive species aren’t limited to water, and aren’t necessarily unattractive. In fact, the greatest land-borne threat to the province’s ecosystems used to find its … Continue reading “The phragmites invasive chokes out everything”
By MPP Toby Barrett With the end of summer, more Ontario residents will likely discover they have become infected with Lyme disease. To raise awareness, I will be helping to host the screening of a documentary on Lyme, Sept. 10, 4 to 6 p.m., at Simcoe’s Strand Theatre. Please join us! Admission is free. Last … Continue reading “Join us in learning more about Lyme disease”
By MPP Toby Barrett Government ought to be all outside and no inside. . . . Everybody knows that corruption thrives in secret places, and avoids public places, and we believe it a fair presumption that secrecy means impropriety. ~ Woodrow Wilson Having spent a number of years on the Queen’s Park money committees – … Continue reading “Government secrecy makes it difficult to follow the money”
By MPP Toby Barrett My McCormick W-4, ‘41 Dodge and ‘53 stake truck, are set for a summer of parades and shows – Dunnville’s Mudcat, the Dover and Caledonia First of July celebrations are the warm-ups. Here are some of the happenings this summer. Vittoria will celebrate its 220th anniversary next weekend – featuring a … Continue reading “Summer’s comings and goings in Haldimand-Norfolk”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2016 PORT DOVER – Months of hard work by the Ontario Autism Coalition, affected families and Ontario’s opposition parties has helped restore funding for children with autism. “New Minister of Family and Children’s Services Michael Coteau listened to what the Official Opposition has been saying all along,” said Haldimand-Norfolk MPP … Continue reading “Months of hard work pays off in restoring autism assistance”
By MPP Toby Barrett In six months we all have an opportunity to celebrate not only Canada’s 150th birthday but also the 225th anniversary of the Parliament of Ontario. In fact it was 225 years ago this month – June 10th to be exact – that the boundaries of Ontario were created with the signing … Continue reading “Celebrate the 225th anniversary of Ontario”
By MPP Toby Barrett Since my days as Parliamentary Assistant to the Ministry of Natural Resources 15 years ago, cormorants have been a problem, and a controversial one. Anglers on Long Point Bay tell me cormorants are the most common birds they see. There are often large numbers on the EC-10 channel marker, around Bluff … Continue reading “What to do with the double-crested cormorant”
Status quo with enhanced supervision – MPP Barrett wades in on Young Canada Day debate
For Immediate Release June 20, 2016 SIMCOE – With or without the Grand Erie District School Board’s blessing, students will still attend Young Canada Day. That’s the thought from local MPP Toby Barrett who said there is such a tradition associated with the opening day of the fair that parents will allow their … Continue reading “Status quo with enhanced supervision – MPP Barrett wades in on Young Canada Day debate”